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Monday, June 3, 2024
US says Israel, Egypt held ‘constructive’ meeting on reopening Rafah Crossing
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller says the US, Israel and Egypt held a “constructive” meeting yesterday in Cairo aimed at reopening the Rafah Crossing, which has been shut for nearly a month since the IDF took over the Gaza side of the gate.
Those conversations will continue so that the crossing can be opened to boost the amount of humanitarian aid going into Gaza, Miller says.
Egypt has refused to reopen the crossing so long as Israeli forces are managing the other side. Israel has sought to install local Palestinians at the gate, but have refused to allow them to publicly identify as being linked to the Palestinian Authority, hampering the effort to advance a solution, officials familiar with the matter told The Times of Israel last week.
The Times of Israel Community.