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Blinken blames Egypt for closure of Rafah border crossing
22 May 2024 16:43 BST
The US singled out Egypt for the second time in less than a day, suggesting Cairo has failed to ensure aid is moving into the Gaza Strip.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said Egypt needed to do all it could to ensure the delivery of aid to Gaza.
“So we need to find a way to make sure that the assistance that would go through Rafah can get through safely, but we do strongly urge our Egyptian partners to do everything that they can on their end of things to make sure that assistance is flowing,” Blinken said.
A senior US official briefing reporters yesterday suggested Egypt was to blame for the closure of Rafah border crossing.