Will US pressure ease the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza? Before giving way, Joe Biden’s administration is pushing Israel to ease the blockade around the Gaza Strip. On October 13, Washington gave the Jewish state one month to take measures in this direction, under penalty of interruption of military aid.
As the deadline arrived, Israel wanted to give assurances to its main ally. Tuesday November 12, The Jerusalem Post so announced in particular the opening of a new border crossing point for humanitarian aid trucks, in Kissoufim, in addition to the four currently open.
“Nevertheless, Israel appears to have ignored most of the requests in the joint letter sent by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on October 13,” écrit The Guardian. “According to official Israeli figures, the amount of aid arriving in the Gaza Strip has fallen to its lowest level since December,” indicates the left-wing British newspaper.
After a total blockade during the first months of the military campaign against Hamas, following the attacks of October 7, 2023, Israel allowed more humanitarian aid to enter at the beginning of the year.
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