‘I’m The Guy’: Biden Says He Alone Pressured Nation To Get Aid Into Gaza — But It Didn’t Appear To Work

Egypt has largely failed to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in Gaza in recent weeks, contrary to claims made by President Joe Biden in an interview with the outlet Complex released Monday.

The Palestinians in Gaza have been caught in the crossfire of a war started by Hamas on Oct. 7, the date when the terrorist group invaded Israel and prompted a massive counter-response from Israeli forces. Biden told Complex in an interview that he was “the guy” to convince Egypt to open its borders to allow aid to flow into the region, but Cairo has not reopened a key crossing along its northern border and is only allowing a fraction of aid through another crossing compared to earlier in the year, according to The Economist.

“I’m the guy that did more for the Palestinian community than anybody,” Biden told Complex’s Speedy Morman in the interview. “I’m the guy that opened up all the assets. I’m the guy that made sure — I got the Egyptians to open up the border to let goods through, medicine and food, and, what’s happening is, I’m the guy that’s been able to pull together the Arab states to help, agree to help, the Palestinians with food and shelter.”

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Egypt borders Gaza and has been one of the key routes to move aid into the area via truck convoys through crossings along the northern border. Cairo halted truck convoys in May from entering Gaza, prompting Biden to call Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to try to convince him to resume deliveries, according to Axios.