Egypt, UN to supervise humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza: FM

STORY: Egypt, UN to supervise humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza: FM DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the headquarters of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. various of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaking (file) 3. various of the Rafah border STORYLINE: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Wednesday that the Egyptian government and Egyptian Red Crescent will supervise the delivery of aid to the besieged Gaza Strip in coordination with the United Nations. "Cairo's goal is to accelerate the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip," Shoukry was quoted by Alarabiya News as saying. Over the past few days, tons of aid supplies from Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, and the World Health Organization have arrived at the Rafah border crossing, waiting for access to the Palestinian coastal enclave from the Egyptian side. Earlier on Wednesday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi expressed Egy