Egypt and US agree to allow aid into Gaza
Egypt has agreed to open the Rafah crossing for aid delivery into Gaza, that may happen by Friday at the earliest, but there has been no mention of people being allowed to leave.
As conflict continues between Israel and Gaza, US President Joe Biden says he's brokered an agreement with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to open a key access point for humanitarian aid. Up to 20 trucks of aid are to go through the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza. Israel has said it will not prevent aid deliveries as long as supplies do not reach Hamas militants.
The House of Representatives in Washington is still without a Speaker, as Republican lawmakers remain at an impasse over who should succeed Kevin McCarthy.
And Indonesia's new high-speed rail line Whoosh opens, the first in South East Asia.
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