Egyptian authorities said that the country is ready to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza and receive wounded Palestinians once the Rafah border crossing is reopened by Israel, which has kept it closed since May in violation of the ceasefire agreement. “We are 100 percent ready for the entry of aid and for receiving the wounded from the Gaza Strip,” he said. In October, Israel and Hamas reached an agreement to end the Israeli war on Gaza and ease restrictions on aid. From the Israeli side, the first phase agreement included the reopening of the Rafah crossing, allowing humanitarian aid to enter the enclave. In addition to impeding aid, Israeli forces have committed at least 1,300 violations of the ceasefire, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.