The Biden administration intensified pressure on Israel to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza, setting a 30-day deadline to improve civilian access to food.
By Missy Ryan, John Hudson and Michael Birnbaum, The Washington PostPalestinians look at the damage after an Israeli strike hit a tent area in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.
Absent a change, Blinken and Austin cautioned, the administration would be obliged to take steps laid out under policies linking compliance with international norms to the provision of U.S. weapons and military assistance. The letter gives Netanyahu one month to comply, which would delay any action until after the U.S. presidential election.
President Joe Biden made clear his displeasure with the Israeli restrictions on aid to northern Gaza when he spoke by phone to Netanyahu last week, noting “the imperative to restore access to the north, including by reinvigorating the corridor from Jordan immediately,” according to a readout of the call.
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