The Army of Israel reported this Friday that it is getting ready to open the crossing Kissufimlocated in the center of Loopwith the aim of facilitating the entry of more humanitarian aidin response to increasing pressures from Washington for Israel to allow greater access to assistance to the people of Gaza.
A statement issued by the armed forces and the Cogatthe Israeli military body in charge of civil affairs in the Palestinian territories, has reported that Army engineering forces built inspection facilities and protection infrastructurein addition to pave roads both in Israeli territory and in the Gaza Strip.
The Administration of the President of the United States, Joe Bidenwarned Israel that could restrict the shipment of weapons to his Army if he did not allow more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, which has been experiencing serious shortages for months. The threat establishes a deadline of November 13.
The lowest figure for humanitarian aid in 2024
The US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austinhe reiterated this Thursday in a call with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Galantthat Israel “you’re not doing enough” to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. This conversation occurred on Austin’s last day in office.
This Friday, Galant was replaced at the head of the Ministry of Defense by Israel Katz, after the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahudismissed him this week due to differences in the management of the war.
The United States issued its warning in mid-October, after the first two weeks of the month in which Israel had closed humanitarian aid access to northern Gaza.
The United States issued its warning in mid-October, after the first two weeks of the month in which Israel had completely closed humanitarian aid access to northern Gaza. Since then, Cogat has begun reporting more frequently on the occasional entry of aid trucks into the north and other areas of the Strip, although always in very limited quantities.
In October, 990 trucks with humanitarian aid entered Gaza, the lowest figure of all of 2024according to UN data, in the midst of a growing risk of famine in the enclave. Before the start of the war, an average of 500 trucks entered Gaza daily, and at that time, Humanitarian organizations were already warning that this amount was insufficient.
Israel pledged not to restrict aid to Gaza
Although it could be seen as a symbolic gesture, the United States Government sent a letter in October of this year to Israel warning him that if the humanitarian situation in Gaza did not improve in November, he could be violating US law on foreign military assistance and, as a result, lose the military aid he receives.
In the letter, the United States expressed concern that the amount of aid sent to the Gaza Strip has decreased more than 50%and that supplied in September “was the lowest of any month during the last year.”
Faced with this catastrophic scenario, the United States demanded “urgent and sustained actions” to reverse the situation and warned that the departments of State and Defense “must continually evaluate” whether Israel is fulfilling the guarantees it offered earlier this year, in which pledged not to restrict aid to Gaza.
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