US President Joe Biden has said he believes that trucks carrying aid will get through to Gaza in the next 24-48 hours, as he met with leaders from the European Union at the White House to discuss the war in the Middle East.

Asked about aid trucks getting through to Gaza, Biden said he had a commitment from the Israelis and the president of Egypt.

The “highway had to be repaved,” Biden said. He said he believed that over the next 24-48 hours the first 20 trucks with aid would get through.

International attention has focused on getting aid to Gaza through the one access point not controlled by Israel, the Rafah crossing to Egypt. Rafah was out of operation for nearly two weeks since Hamas attacked Israel.