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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Hamas says no aid shipments have entered Gaza so far
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Humanitarian aid convoy for the Gaza Strip is parked at the Rafah crossing port, Egypt, Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Omar Aziz)
Hamas’s spokesman for the Rafah crossing, Wael Abu Omar, says that no aid or road repairing equipment has entered Gaza from Egypt as of this afternoon.
Egypt and Israel reached a deal yesterday to allow aid to enter the Palestinian territory through the Rafah crossing.
Later that day, US President Joe Biden said that aid could begin rolling into the region by Friday, but that the roads near the crossing would first need hours of repairs. The crossing has been hit by four Israeli airstrikes since Oct. 7, Egyptian authorities say.
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