Jerusalem. Israel has failed to meet US demands to allow more humanitarian aid to reach the war-torn Gaza Strip. International aid organizations gave this information on Tuesday. US President Joe Biden’s administration last month called on Israel to “increase” more food and other emergency aid to Gaza and set a 30-day deadline that expires on Tuesday. The administration had also warned Israel of consequences if it failed to meet these demands.
The US had warned Israel that it would have to increase the amount of humanitarian aid to Gaza within the next 30 days, otherwise it could risk losing access to American weapons. Israel has announced several steps to improve the situation in Gaza. But US officials recently indicated that Israel is still not taking enough steps. However, he did not say whether he would take any action against it or not.
Israel’s new Foreign Minister Gideon Saar played down the deadline, telling reporters on Monday that he was confident “this issue will be resolved.” A report released Tuesday by eight international aid organizations outlined the US demands. 19 measures were listed for compliance. The report noted that Israel had failed to comply with 15 measures and had only partially complied with four.
The October 13 letter, signed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, called on Israel to allow at least 350 truckloads of goods per day to enter Gaza, open a fifth entry route into the besieged zone, and allow coastal tentacles. Allow people living in camps to move into the interior before winter and ensure access for aid groups to hard-hit northern Gaza.
