Blinken says the crossing to Egypt will open to aid as Israel prepares to strike Gaza

Workers stack supplies on Sunday at one of the warehouses in North Sinai, Egypt, where the Egyptian Red Crescent stores foreign aid destined for Gaza. The aid convoy, organized by a group of Egyptian NGOs, set off from Cairo for the Gaza-Egypt border crossing at Rafah. (Mahmoud Khaled/Getty Images)

JERUSALEM — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will reopen to humanitarian aid for Palestinians currently under siege by Israeli forces.

Palestinians continue to flee from northern Gaza ahead of an expected Israeli strike against Hamas targets in the area, one week after Hamas launched a multi-pronged attack inside Israel, killing more than 1,400 people.