through today and i m sure the end of the day an update. two follow-ups, sorry. of the 900 americans and family members left in gaza, any of them killed or wouned while waiting to get out? i don t have confirmed reports of that at this time. an so there are reports, you don t have confirmation? we don t have confirmation. and then on the question of these deliveries, early on, or earlier, i suppose, the goal was set to have at least 100 trucks coming in a day. obviously we are falling very, very far short of that number. the secretary earlier discussed the possibility of shalom opening or considering the opening of that crossing to deliver more aid. why isn t that a more viable route? we are continuing first, let me say, the question is not really about the number of gates open to get into israel. the question is about screening mechanisms and being able to screen the number of trucks. plenty of rafah to get trucks through to deliver humanitarian assistance. the q
Mexico on Monday called for the U.S. government to mediate with Texas state authorities to ease inspections for cargo trucks crossing the border, as the country's president accused the Texas governor of "complicating the migration situation." "The Mexican Government urges the U.S. government to mediate with Texas to stop the exhaustive inspections of cargo trucks carried out by the Texas Department of Public Safety," Mexico's foreign ministry said in a statement late on Monday.
When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott met this week with Gov.-Elect Manolo Jiménez Salinas, of the Mexican State of Coahuila, they talked border security and nearshoring, but a Texas border lawmaker tells Border Report that the mandatory truck inspections in Eagle Pass, Texas, are what the leaders really need to sort out.