Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry confirmed today that since the outbreak of the conflict on October 7 Israel bombed the Rafah border crossing four times. which connects the Gaza Strip to the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula and continues without permission from the Jewish state for the entry of humanitarian aid and the exit of citizens.

“The crossing was the target of four aerial bombardments from the Israeli side. Therefore it doesn’t work normally. Moreover, Egypt has never officially closed the crossing,” Shoukry said in a BBC radio interview reproduced by the Foreign Office, although he said Israel had still not authorized its opening on the Palestinian side.

“We are in constant contact with all UN agencies to obtain safe passage for humanitarian aid. There is still no permission for safe passage on the other side of the crossing,” he said in a speech that came as a caravan of trucks loaded with supplies waited for the green light to enter Palestinian territory. enclave.

In this sense, the head of Egyptian diplomacy stated that “Attempts to distort Egypt’s position on the Rafah checkpoint are unacceptable” and reaffirmed the Arab country’s commitment to delivering humanitarian aid.

Shoukry also stressed that “Israel’s call to move south is in complete contradiction with international humanitarian lawand “leaving people without water, electricity and food.”

Until now, Egypt was unable to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. who continues to wait for Israeli permission to open the checkpoint while trucks carrying relief materials pile up at the entrance to the checkpoint.

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Israel has cut off major supplies to the Palestinian enclave as collective punishment and in retaliation for the attacks carried out by the Islamist group Hamas on October 7.

Rafah Pass the only way out of the Gaza Strip that is not in Israeli hands, that for more than a week they have been bombing the territory where 2.2 million people live.

(EFE)