The decision was taken on Friday during a phone conversation between Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his US counterpart Joe Biden, Xinhua news agency reported.
According to a statement from the Egyptian presidency, this will be a temporary process until the Palestinian side "accesses the legal mechanisms" to resume operations at the Rafah crossing.
The statement did not specify who would potentially have access to the mechanism, but the White House said Friday that Biden would seek to reopen the Rafah crossing through phone conversations with an arrangement acceptable to both Egypt and Israel. Will discuss the efforts. Supported. Expressed commitment to do so and agreed to send. A senior team will visit CARE next week for further discussions.
The Rafah crossing had served as a major entry point for humanitarian aid into Gaza before Israeli forces, which are at war with Gaza-ruling Hamas, took control of it on May 7, blocking aid there. Got blocked. Permission for distribution granted. had to wait. The next day Israel announced the reopening of the Kerem Shalom crossing between it and Gaza.
The Kerem Shalom Crossing, known in Egypt as the "Karem Abu Salem Crossing", is located south of the Rafah Crossing and at the junction of the two crossings.
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The Egyptian President said that in the phone conversation, the two leaders also called for intensifying international efforts to end the long-running humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
It added that they rejected any efforts to displace Palestinians from their lands and reaffirmed their support for all measures aimed at preventing the intensification and expansion of the conflict.
According to a statement from the Egyptian presidency, this will be a temporary process until the Palestinian side "accesses the legal mechanisms" to resume operations at the Rafah crossing.
The statement did not specify who would potentially have access to the mechanism, but the White House said Friday that Biden would seek to reopen the Rafah crossing through phone conversations with an arrangement acceptable to both Egypt and Israel. Will discuss the efforts. Supported. Expressed commitment to do so and agreed to send. A senior team will visit CARE next week for further discussions.
The Rafah crossing had served as a major entry point for humanitarian aid into Gaza before Israeli forces, which are at war with Gaza-ruling Hamas, took control of it on May 7, blocking aid there. Got blocked. Permission for distribution granted. had to wait. The next day Israel announced the reopening of the Kerem Shalom crossing between it and Gaza.
The Kerem Shalom Crossing, known in Egypt as the "Karem Abu Salem Crossing", is located south of the Rafah Crossing and at the junction of the two crossings.
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The Egyptian President said that in the phone conversation, the two leaders also called for intensifying international efforts to end the long-running humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
It added that they rejected any efforts to displace Palestinians from their lands and reaffirmed their support for all measures aimed at preventing the intensification and expansion of the conflict.
