WASHINGTON, Oct  20, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - US President Joe Biden said Friday he

believed the first trucks carrying aid to Gaza would come through the Rafah
crossing from Egypt within the next two days.

       "I believe in the next 24 to 48 hours the first 20 trucks will come across
the border," Biden said as he met European Union chiefs at the White House.

       Biden said that he had a commitment from Israel and from Egypt's president
to let the aid through but the "highway had to be repaved, and it was in very
bad shape."