Anthony Blinken: The passage of humanitarian aid to Gaza will be achieved

The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken he visited Arab countries this week that are “determined that the conflict will not expand”, as he assured as he left Cairo for Israel. “No one should add fuel to the fire elsewhere”said the US Secretary of State at a time when border clashes between Israel and Lebanon are raising concerns about the widening of the war.

“The Arab capitals I visited are using their own channels to ensure this does not happen,” added Anthony Blinken. The American Secretary of State also stated from the Egyptian capital that he believes that the passage of humanitarian aid to Gaza will be achievedone of the conditions set by Egypt to allow the exit of the Americans from the Palestinian enclave.

Anthony Blinken also announced that he has appointed the veteran of US diplomacy in the Middle East David Satterfield sent to aid Gaza. “He will be on the ground in Israel as early as tomorrow to coordinate the transfer of aid“, he said.

“Rafa will open. We implement with the UN, Egypt and Israel a mechanism to pool aid intended for those in need“, he added.

THE humanitarian aid which has been sent from many countries has been piling up for many days in the Sinai, without being able to pass to the Palestinian enclave.

The US yesterday announced an agreement for the exit of American citizens from Gaza, but Egypt keeps the Rafah crossing to Gaza closed answering that it cannot be used exclusively for the exit of foreign citizens.

No one will leave as long as international humanitarian aid for Gaza, which is gathering in Sinai, is not allowed to cross into the Gaza Strip, according to intelligence sources cited by the media.