Blinken Urges Egypt to Facilitate Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Egypt to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Gaza amidst challenging conditions at the Rafah crossing, exacerbated by recent Israeli actions. Blinken stressed the importance of Egypt's role in enabling safe passage for the aid.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Egypt to do everything it can to make sure humanitarian aid is flowing into Gaza.

Blinken told a hearing in the House of Representatives that fighting near the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza, which Israel seized earlier this month, had made the environment for providing assistance challenging.

"So we need to find a way to make sure that the assistance that would go through Rafah can get through safely, but we do strongly urge our Egyptian partners to do everything that they can on their end of things to make sure that assistance is flowing," Blinken said.