new convoy of humanitarian aid entered into the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side through the Rafah border crossing, Al Qahera News reportedCAIRO – 22 October 2023: A new convoy of humanitarian aid entered into the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side through the Rafah border crossing, Al Qahera News reported. Previously, the channel reported that Rafah border crossing to open tomorrow to deliver 40 humanitarian aid trucks to the Palestinians in Gaza. This morning second batch of aid to Gaza being delivered through Egypt's Rafah Border Crossing, comprising 20 trucks carrying food and medical supplies, arrived in the strip Sunday one day after the arrival of the first batch that consisted of 20 trucks. Al-Qahera News correspondent said that there were 170 aid trucks in front of the crossing, and that they were ready to enter Gaza at any time. The delivery of aid to Gaza through Egypt began on Saturday with 20 trucks.

CAIRO – 22 October 2023: The United States will continue to work with Egypt and Israel around the clock in order to facilitate the exit of US citizens and their immediate family members to exit Gaza safely, President Joe Biden said on Saturday. The aid is delivered through the Rafah border crossing, which serves as the primary entry and exit point for the Gaza Strip, to alleviate the suffering of 2.3 million residents in Gaza. Also, Biden said earlier in a press conference the US will provide aid worth $100 million for Gaza and West Bank. The aid delivery to Gaza can mean the start of evacuation of third-country nationals from the strip. Informed sources affirmed earlier this month that Egyptian authorities have refused the evacuation of foreign residents from Gaza except as part of an aid delivery agreement.

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CAIRO - 22 October 2023: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) recently made new statements regarding the deteriorating situation in Gaza Strip, saying that "there is currently no safe place in the strip." In statements to Al-Arabiya News Channel, UNRWA explained that its centers host more than half a million displaced people in Gaza Strip. As the Israeli bombardement continues on different locations in the strip, UNRWA said that they "send the Israeli side the coordinates of our sites 'twice a day' to avoid bombing them." The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the number of killed citizens in Gaza Strip reached 4,651 since the beginning of the Israeli aggression.

Israeli war planes have been pounding Gaza, leveling entire neighborhoods, including schools and mosques. The Israeli Military Chief of Staff, Herzl Halevi, told IDF commanders Saturday that the military will initiate an operation to “destroy” Hamas. Seventeen aid trucks were preparing to enter the strip through the Rafah crossing on Sunday, the Egyptian Red Crescent said. Wider conflictAs it prepares for the next stage of war, the Israeli military has warned other regional actors against getting involved in the conflict. The IDF told CNN it had no comment on the report.

Second batch of aid to Gaza entering through Rafah Border Crossing from the Egyptian side. TV screenshotCAIRO – 22 October 2023: The second batch of aid to Gaza being delivered through Egypt's Rafah Border Crossing, comprising 17 trucks carrying food and medical supplies, arrived in the strip Sunday one day after the arrival of the first batch that consisted of 20 trucks. Al-Qahera News correspondent said that there were 170 aid trucks in front of the crossing, and that they were ready to enter Gaza at any time. Further, due to continued bombardments in the southwest of Gaza area on Friday, the figure rose by 16,000; half of which is in Rafah. The UNRWA has not established any new camps in Gaza Strip during the crisis so as it still has just eight.

CAIRO – 22 Cairo 2023: Two jets carrying aid to Gaza Strip from India and Qatar landed in Arish International Airport Sunday, and they are being unloaded by the Egyptian Red Crescent, upping the total to 24 aircraft that brought shipments donated by foreign countries and international organizations. The delivery of aid to Gaza through Egypt began on Saturday with 20 lorries, although 150 lorries were waiting to enter. Describing the crisis in the enclave housing 2.3 million residents, the UN official said, "it's a lot of people and they are in serious trouble. As you know the health system is on its knees. People are talking about only drinking dirty water."

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Egypt also called for de-escalating the situation so as to prevent the expansion of the conflict. Egypt reiterated that it will never accept calls to end the Palestinian cause at the expense of any country in the region. The statement also emphasized that the neglect of Palestinian rights for decades has led to the crisis, which should be used to unlock a way to a serious peace process and a Palestinian state. The management of the Palestinian issue, rather than working towards a real solution to the problem, does not live up to the minimum aspirations of a people, the statement said. There are even attempts to justify the killing of Palestinians as if their human lives are less important, the statement continued.

Egypt’s Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait stated that the government is pursuing more reforms and structural measures in the next period to cope with the economic challenges from both internal and external sources, especially those mentioned in the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) report. Standard & Poor’s also anticipated that the government would continue to implement further reform measures in the upcoming period within the economic reform programme. The Finance Minister’s commitment to maintaining financial discipline and boosting tax revenue growth was praised by experts from Standard & Poor’s. This would achieve strong and sustainable growth primarily driven by the private sector. He pointed to the concerted efforts of all state authorities to encourage and attract private sector investments, including foreign direct investments, and to boost the export sector and productive activities.

The Egyptian government plans to issue green bonds worth $700m through one of its entities under the Ministry of Electricity. Egypt will also consider issuing sustainability bonds and social bonds at a later stage, after gaining experience in all types of issuances. Green bonds are fixed-income instruments that allocate their proceeds to finance or refinance eligible green projects in the green assets portfolio. Egypt has previously issued green bonds worth $750m to mobilise resources for green projects, especially in the field of clean transportation. This made Egypt the first country in the Middle East and North Africa region to issue green bonds in the fiscal year 2020-2021.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Friday 20/10/2023 received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, as they discussed the latest developments of the military escalation in the Gaza Strip and the ongoing endeavors to calm the situation in the enclave. During the phone conversation, the French president commended Egypt’s leading role in coordinating the efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, said Presidential Spokesman Ahmed Fahmi. The two leaders stressed the necessity of facilitating the entry of aid to avert the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Sisi and Macron warned of the gravity of the current situation, especially in light of the uncalculated repercussions of widening the conflict on regional stability.

In the West Bank, the Israeli forces killed 84 Palestinians and wounded more than 1,400, it said. The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened from both directions for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the besieged Strip, on Saturday. Humanitarian aid reached the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing in cooperation with the Red Crescent. Meanwhile, Israel continues to bomb the Gaza Strip, targeting civilian shelter sites that includebhospitals, and schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that this first operation for aid delivery is a drop in the ocean of the Palestinians' humanitarian needs.

Humanitarian aid reached the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing in cooperation with the Red Crescent. CAIRO – 21 October 2023: The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened from both directions for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the besieged Strip, on Saturday. Humanitarian aid reached the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing in cooperation with the Red Crescent. A total of 20 trucks passed through the crossing, carrying food supplies, medical supplies, medicines, and relief, Al-Qahera News reported. The Palestinian Red Crescent announced that this first operation for aid delivery is a drop in the ocean of the Palestinians' humanitarian needs.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is participating in the summit a day after he made a visit to the Rafah border crossing to check on humanitarian aid. He expressed gratitude for all parties that made possible the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Saturday. 14:00: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan condemned Israeli targeting of hospitals and setting conditions to allow humanitarian aid in Gaza Strip. Menfi demanded protection of Palestinian civilians and the revival of the peace process, warning against the termination of the Palestinian Cause. 10:00: The Rafah border crossing opened, allowing 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the war-hit strip.