“These steps, including the commitment to open the port of Ashdod for direct delivering aid to Gazaopening of the border crossing Erez and a significant increase in aid deliveries from Jordan directly to Gaza must now remain fully and quickly implemented“- said the spokeswoman of the US National Security Council Adrienne Watson.
Humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip. Israel announces steps
Formerly the prime minister's office Israeland informed that as a result attack on the World Central Kitchen convoy and deaths of volunteers and conversations Benjamin Netanyahu with the president of the USA Joe Bidenem, “immediate steps were taken to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.”
Israel is expected to open temporarily port Aszdodlocated approximately 40 km north of the Gaza Strip and Erez border crossing, between northern Gaza and southern Israel. Tel Aviv also declares to increase aid from Jordantransported by Kerem Shalom crossing.
On Monday, an Israeli missile hit a car of World Central Kitchen employees in the Gaza Strip. Employees traveling in the vehicle assisted in delivering aid. Seven people died, including a Pole, 35-year-old Damian Soból.
“I am outraged and devastated the death of seven World Central Kitchen humanitarian workers, including one American. They provided food to hungry civilians in the middle of a war. They were brave and selfless. Their death is a tragedy” – said the US president in reaction. In his opinion, the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza is difficult because “Israel is not doing enoughto protect aid workers.
Gaza Strip. Changing US policy towards Israel
Thursday's leaders' conversation marked the first time a public suggestion had been made by the party US authorities, that their policy towards Israel may change and depends on the actions of the authorities in Tel Aviv. More and more calls for the president to condition support for Israel Democrats in Congress.
He presented the situation even more clearly US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the press conference at headquarters NATO in Brussels. – If we don't see the changes we want to see, there will be changes in our politics – he announced.
Meanwhile, Reuters reports that US President Joe Biden's administration agreed to the handover to Israel this week several thousand air bombs. Delivery is scheduled to take place next year. According to the agency, the consent was issued on Monday. The same day in the World Central Kitchen convoy an Israeli missile hit.
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