The United States is committed to ensuring that citizens in Gaza continue to have access to food, water, medical care and other forms of aid without compromising aid to Hamas, Joe Biden said today.

“We will continue to work with all sides to keep the Rafah border crossing open to allow for the continued transfer of aid that is imperative for the well-being of the citizens of Gaza,” he said in a statement after the first convoy of humanitarian aid from the Rafah border crossing.

Biden called on all sides in the conflict to continue allowing humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip.

“I have been clear from the beginning of this crisis, both in my official statements and in private conversations: humanitarian aid is a critical and urgent need, and its delivery must continue,” the US president said in a statement. issued by the White House.

He also said Washington was working with Israel and Egypt to “facilitate the ability of American citizens and their immediate family members to exit Gaza safely” through Egypt.