Egypt has announced the creation of a “sustainable” humanitarian aid corridor into Gaza. The announcement comes as hundreds of trucks, carrying essential supplies, are waiting to enter the besieged Palestinian enclave being bombarded by Israel.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrived in Israel today to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog before travelling to other capitals in the Middle East. 

“If Hamas confiscates it (aid), doesn’t let it get through … then it’s going to end. “The bottom line is that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi deserves some real credit because he was very accommodating,” Joe Biden said.

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that he would not allow a large number of refugees from the Gaza Strip to enter Egypt, because it could set a precedent for Palestinians in the West Bank to move to neighbouring Jordan.

Joe Biden, visiting Israel on Wednesday in a show of solidarity, blamed the Islamic Jihad group for the deadly Gaza hospital bombing that killed 500 people according to the Hamas-run Gaza health ministry.