After the exceptional opening of the Rafah border post, Saturday October 21, to allow the passage of 20 trucks transporting humanitarian aid from Egypt to the Palestinian enclave, thethe United States call to leave the crossing point open. “We urge all parties to keep the Rafah crossing point open so that essential aid for the well-being of the people of Gaza can continue to be delivered.”declared Antony Blinken, the American Secretary of State. “This access must be sustainable to cover all the humanitarian needs of the civilian population in Gaza. We call for a humanitarian truce”pleaded the Quai d’Orsay on the social network. Follow our live stream.
“Gazans need much more,” according to the UN. The Secretary General of the United Nations spoke from Cairo where he is participating in a “summit for peace”. “Gazans need much more, a massive delivery of aid is necessary,” said Antonio Guterres. According to the UN, the number of trucks authorized to deliver medical and food aid to the Gaza Strip must be increased to 100 per day.
A “summit for peace” in Egypt. Egypt welcomes leaders and representatives from Arab and Western countries on Saturday for its “peace summit”. Jordanian King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, as well as heads of diplomacy, including from France, the United Kingdom and Germany, will participate. The head of the UN, Antonio Guterres, but also European leaders Charles Michel and Josep Borrell, will be present.
Israel calls on its nationals to leave Egypt and Jordan. Israel on Saturday called on its citizens in Egypt and Jordan to leave them “as quickly as possible” because of a “Demonstrations against Israel worsen”. A similar alert, level 4, the highest, had already been issued for Turkey and the recommendations were raised to level 3 for Morocco, advising Israelis not to go there.
New Israeli raids during the night. The shelling of the Gaza Strip continued overnight from Friday to Saturday, the Israeli army said on Telegram. She claims to have hit “Hamas command centers, anti-tank missile launchers and strategic infrastructure”and also targeted shooters and observers posted in buildings.
“Peace” rallies in several French cities. Around a hundred people gathered on Saturday morning in the Old Port of Marseille for a rally for peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Similar demonstrations were organized in the afternoon in Rouen and Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), reports France Bleu Normandie.