Displaced Palestinians from shelters in Beit Hanoun cross the main Salaheddine road toward Jabaliya in northern Gaza, following evacuation orders from the Israeli army on Nov. 12, 2024. (Credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)
The ultimatum issued by the United States to Israel a month ago has expired. While some observers believed that the U.S. could suspend at least part of its military assistance to its ally, Washington said Tuesday that Israel was not violating U.S. law on humanitarian aid to Gaza, but called for further progress. On Oct. 13, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent a letter to their Israeli counterparts, demanding Israel take steps within 30 days to improve the dire humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip. Failure to do so, they warned, would result in a suspension of U.S. arms supplies to Israel.The letter also urged Israel to allow up to 350 aid trucks per day into the Gaza Strip, to open a fifth crossing into the enclave and to limit evacuation orders. “The overall humanitarian situation in Gaza...
The ultimatum issued by the United States to Israel a month ago has expired. While some observers believed that the U.S. could suspend at least part of its military assistance to its ally, Washington said Tuesday that Israel was not violating U.S. law on humanitarian aid to Gaza, but called for further progress. On Oct. 13, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sent a letter to their Israeli counterparts, demanding Israel take steps within 30 days to improve the dire humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip. Failure to do so, they warned, would result in a suspension of U.S. arms supplies to Israel.The letter also urged Israel to allow up to 350 aid trucks per day into the Gaza Strip, to open a fifth crossing into the enclave and to limit evacuation orders. “The overall humanitarian situation in...
