Egypt says it’s directing international aid flights for Gaza through an airport in northern Sinai.
The north African nation is a key mediator between Israel and the Palestinians.
Cairo has asked Israel to avoid targeting the Rafah crossing from Egypt into Gaza, which was bombed several times earlier this week.
Multiple sources report that Egypt had warned Israel that an attack was brewing, days before Hamas launched a deadly cross-border raid into Israel. But Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu described the reports as “absolutely false”.
Other nations have offered their help in brokering an end to the crisis – including South Africa.