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    U.N. chief urges Israel, Egypt and U.S. to expedite inspections for Gaza aid

    A convoy of trucks sits at the Egypt-Gaza crossing as talks continue on delivery of aid. The humanitarian situation in Gaza has grown dire, aid groups say, with shortages of food, water and medicine.
    by Becky Sullivan Oct 20, 2023 3 minutes
    Satellite image taken Oct. 17, showing aid trucks massing at the Egyptian border
    Updated October 20, 2023 at 11:35 AM ET

    TEL AVIV, Israel — With truckloads of aid waiting on one side and over 2 million Palestinians facing shortages of food, water and medicine on the other, all eyes Friday were watching the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza to see if a deal to deliver relief would hold.

    After the White House announced the deal earlier this week to allow 20 trucks of , negotiations over the logistics of the delivery continued into Friday morning — in part to address Israel's concerns

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