The US State Department confirms the call that took place yesterday between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and new Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
The US readout says that Blinken raised the need to expand humanitarian aid into Gaza after the US announced earlier this week that Israel made enough progress on this issue to remain in compliance with US law.
Last month, the US gave Israel 30 days to take a series of steps to alleviate the Gaza humanitarian crisis in order to avoid violating US law, which bars the US from transferring offensive weapons to countries that block aid from civilians.
While Israel failed to meet several of the demands listed in the latter, the US appeared to give Jerusalem a pass after the administration saw its leverage dissipate due to Donald Trump’s election victory, given that the president-elect would have surely reversed any move to withhold weapons from Israel upon returning to the White House.
During yesterday’s call, the pair also discussed efforts to secure ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon.
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