In a statement, Hamas condemned Tuesday “the allegations” de Washington “claiming that[Israël] takes steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza » and sees “a confirmation of the full partnership of President Biden's administration [avec Israël] in the brutal genocidal war against our people”.
Washington said on Tuesday that Israel was not violating US law regarding humanitarian aid to Gaza but called for further progress, a month after threatening to suspend military aid to the ally.
In a letter dated October 13, US Foreign and Defense Ministers Antony Blinken and Lloyd Austin made a series of demands on Israel for humanitarian aid to Gaza, giving it thirty days to do so. answer.
State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said of Israel: “We did not assess that they were violating American law. ». “The general humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to be unsatisfactory. But, in the context of the letter, it is not about whether we find something satisfactory or not, but about considering the actions we see. The actions we've seen, we think they're going in the right direction.”he added.
“We want to see more. We want to see these measures hold over a period of time and, ultimately, we want these measures to produce results”.
Israel, however, has not respected a series of demands mentioned in the letter, including the need to allow 350 humanitarian aid trucks per day into Gaza.
“At the end of the thirty days, we are constantly evaluating [la situation] and, if we do not see results on the ground, then we will, of course, make the necessary assessments regarding compliance with international law”he later clarified.
