In this way, Israel will open the Erez crossing for the first time since the start of the war, allowing the temporary delivery of aid through the port of Ashdod, in addition to increasing the flow of aid entering through the Kerem Shalom crossing.
Israel will take “immediate measures” to increase the amount of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, after US President Joe Biden yesterday announced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the “essential” need to reach a ceasefire to improve the humanitarian situation in the enclave.
“This increase in aid will prevent a humanitarian crisis and is essential to ensure the continuation of fighting and to achieve the objectives of the war,” said a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office on the decisions taken by the War Cabinet last night during its meeting has taken.
In this way Israel will… Erez crossing since the start of the war, which has direct access to the north of the Strip, where the situation is most serious; the temporary provision of assistance through the The port of Ashdodin southern Israel, in addition to increasing the flow of aid from Jordan through the Kerem Shalom crossingIn the south.
The decision comes after Biden warned Netanyahu about this during a phone call US support for the war in Gaza could change if I didn’t take it “concrete” actions to protect citizens and ensure the safety of humanitarian workers.
The United States welcomed Israel’s response and called for it to be implemented “fully and expeditiously,” a White House statement said. “We are prepared to work in full coordination with the Government of Israel, the Governments of Jordan and Egypt, the United Nations and humanitarian organizations to ensure that these important steps are implemented and result in a significant increase in humanitarian assistance that reaches citizens in need. need in the coming days and weeks,” he said.
Source: EITB
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