Israel’s Erez border crossing into northern Gaza has still not been opened for aid deliveries despite a commitment Israel made last week to do so following a call between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, El Pais reported on Tuesday.
Biden told Netanyahu to take more action to allow aid into Gaza following the Israeli killing of seven workers for the World Central Kitchen, who were hit by several Israeli missiles while traveling along a pre-approved route.
After the Biden-Netanyahu call, the Israeli cabinet approved the opening of Erez and the use of the Israeli port of Ashdod as a hub for humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza. But, according to the El Pais report, Israel has yet to fulfill either commitment.
The Israeli government said 468 aid trucks were allowed into Gaza on Tuesday, the highest number since October 7, and 419 entered the Strip on Monday. But UN officials are disputing the numbers and say most of the trucks being counted are only half full when they are inspected by Israel.
The aid is only being allowed in mainly through Egypt’s Rafah border crossing and, to a lesser extent, the Kerem Shalom crossing. Both connect to southern Gaza, and it’s unclear how much food aid is getting into the north, where Palestinians are facing the worst food shortages.
Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN’s humanitarian agency, said food aid has been subject to the most restrictions, demonstrating that Israel is purposely starving civilians. “Food convoys that should be going particularly to the north, where 70 percent of people face famine conditions, are … three times more likely to be denied than any other humanitarian convoys with other kinds of material,” Laerke said.
Despite the starvation blockade and huge number of civilian casualties in Israel’s bombing campaign, the Biden administration continues to provide military and political support for the genocidal campaign in Gaza. The State Department has even claimed there’s no evidence Israel is violating international law or restricting humanitarian aid.
LIARS!
Israel said 468 aid trucks moved into Gaza on Tuesday, the highest since the conflict began. That followed 419 on Monday, though the Red Crescent and United Nations gave much lower figures, with the U.N. saying many trucks were only half full because of Israeli inspection rules.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-more-aid-is-entering-gaza-figures-disputed-2024-04-09/
Just to clarify as to why those trucks are half full. The article here says, But UN officials are disputing the numbers and say most of the trucks being counted are only half full when they are inspected by Israel., which is kind of misleading. They’re still trying to starve people to death but there also trying to soothe Biden’s fake outrage so they can continue the carnage.
Inspection=pillaging.
You have to be ignorant to believe anything that the Israeli Zionist say, or anything Biden says. The UN or the Arab/African/Muslim Nations, are the only hope for halting this Genocide and destroying the Zionist Regime. The USA, UK, EU will do nothing! The Palestinians need to start producing and flying the “Don’t Tread On ME” Flag, to send a strong message to the world, Palestinians want their FREEDOM.
“By way of deception thou shalt do war.” – Proverbs 24:6
They’ve been operating like this for thousands of years. You can’t believe a word they say.
“destroying the Zionist Regime” code words for the destruction of Israel.
“The Palestinians need to start producing” LOL. The only things that Palestinians “produce” is more children for the UN to feed and house.
The three known terrorists sons of a Hamas high level leader Ismail Haniyeh were taken out. Of course, like all Hamas terrorists they were using kids as human shields. Terrorists supporters will focus on the deaths of the children and simply forget that terrorists were the ones who put the children at risk.
And what did daddy terrorists say? He ” thanked God for the “honour” bestowed on him by what he called the “martyrdom of his children and grandchildren”. Getting his grand children killed for PR points is an “honor”. Nice guy.