(AP-Washington Post) Sam Mednick - Egypt said Friday it has agreed to send UN humanitarian aid trucks through Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after Egypt refused to keep the Rafah crossing open after Israel took control of the Gaza side of the crossing. Egypt demanded that Palestinians be put back in charge of the facility. In a phone call with U.S. President Biden on Friday, Egyptian President el-Sissi agreed to allow trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel to go to the Kerem Shalom crossing until a solution is found for the Rafah crossing, el-Sissi's office said.
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