US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has made “important commitments” to boost Gaza aid, followed through on some of them and will hopefully implement other pledged steps in the coming days.
Israel agreed to open another northern crossing into Gaza for aid, allow maritime aid deliveries through its Ashdod Port, expand the aid it allows in through Jordan and develop more effective deconfliction mechanisms to ensure that humanitarian workers are protected.
Over 400 trucks of aid entered Gaza yesterday, “but what matters… [are] sustained results and… that includes making sure that the assistance… is distributed effectively throughout Gaza,” Blinken says in a Washington press conference alongside visiting British Foreign Minister David Cameron.
Blinken notes that both the US and the UK have citizens being held hostage by Hamas and that they’re working with Israel, Egypt and Qatar to secure a deal that will see a truce, hostage release and surge of aid into Gaza.
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