A statement by the Egyptian presidency said, on Friday, that since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Egypt had opened the Rafah crossing on its side without restrictions or conditions, after US President Joe Biden said in statements last night that the Egyptian president “did not want to open the crossing to allow entry into the country.” Humanitarian materials.”

The statement said: “With reference to the statements of the US President on February 8, 2024 regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip, the Presidency of the Republic affirms the consensus of positions and the continuation of joint action and intensive cooperation between Egypt and the United States regarding reaching a calm in the Gaza Strip, and working to stop the firing. fire, enforcing humanitarian truces, and introducing humanitarian aid in the quantities and speed necessary to provide relief to the people of the Gaza Strip.”

The Egyptian presidency statement added, “Egypt put strong pressure on all concerned parties to enforce the entry of this aid into the Gaza Strip.”

The statement indicated that the continued bombing of the Palestinian side of the crossing by Israel - which was repeated 4 times - prevented the entry of aid, adding that “as soon as the bombing of the other side of the crossing ended, Egypt immediately rehabilitated it.”