October 16, 2023 9:55 PM GMT+9 Updated 10 hours ago
ISMAILIA, EGYPT (Reuters) - Israel and the Islamic group Hamas on Wednesday denied statements by Egyptian officials that Egypt, Israel and the United States had agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza, the Palestinian autonomous region.
Egypt has revealed that Israel is not cooperating with bringing in aid supplies and evacuation of foreign passport holders at the border crossing with Egypt in Rafah, southern Gaza, and that many supplies are stranded there. . Although Rafah is not officially closed, it is said to be unusable due to Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza side.
Egypt's Foreign Minister Shoukry told reporters that there was an "urgent need to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian population in Gaza," but that talks with Israel had not borne fruit.
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Earlier, Egyptian security sources told Reuters that Egypt, Israel and the United States had agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza and that the Rafah checkpoint would be reopened. There will be a cease-fire for several hours from 0600 GMT (3pm Japan time) to allow foreigners to be evacuated from Gaza and aid brought in, and the Rafah checkpoint will reopen by 1400 GMT (11am Japan time) on the same day.
On October 16, Egypt, Israel, and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza. Photo shows a truck loaded with humanitarian aid supplies waiting to reopen at the Rafah checkpoint on the same day (2023, Reuters)
However, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu denied the agreement. The Prime Minister's Office released a statement saying, ``Currently, there is no ceasefire or humanitarian aid in Gaza in exchange for the departure of foreign nationals.''
Hamas politburo official Ezzat El Resik also told Reuters that media reports that Rafah had been reopened or that there was a ceasefire were untrue.
Egyptian security officials said they had received advance confirmation of the ceasefire agreement and were perplexed by Israel's denials.
Officials in Rafah said there was no shelling on the 16th and that they were ready to cross the border from the Egyptian side.
Security officials and non-governmental organization (NGO) officials in Alish, northeast Egypt, said aid trucks were still waiting after the checkpoint reopened. Reuters saw the truck waiting for permission to move to Rafah. The trip could take several hours.
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