00:00 On Saturday, the Rafah crossing, the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt through which
00:04 humanitarian aid can be delivered to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian enclave, was opened.
00:09 Some 20 trucks carrying food and medical supplies, among other cargo, began passing through the
00:13 crossing.
00:14 The humanitarian aid will be handed over to representatives of the Egyptian Red Crescent
00:18 for distribution to civilians in the Gaza Strip affected by the Israeli bombardment.
00:23 However, CNN correspondent on the Egyptian side of the border, the Rafah crossing was
00:28 closed shortly after the 20 vehicles filled with humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians
00:32 passed through.
00:33 Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said his country did not close the crossing but
00:38 that the Israeli shelling hindered the entry of aid into Gaza.
00:42 At the same time, Al Arabiya sources reported that Egyptian-U.S. coordination is underway
00:48 to evacuate foreign nationals from Gaza to Egypt through Rafah.
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