A day after a US threat to curb missile supplies if aid to Gaza is not increased was publicized, Israel says that 50 trucks carrying supplies entered northern Gaza earlier today.
A statement from COGAT, the Israeli Defense Ministry body that oversees activity in the West Bank and Gaza, says that “50 trucks carrying humanitarian aid — including food, water, medical supplies and shelter equipment provided by Jordan — were transferred today to northern Gaza through the Allenby Bridge Crossing and the Erez West Crossing as part of our commitment to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.”
COGAT says that the agency “will continue to facilitate and ease the entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza.”
In the letter, the White House warned Israel it has a month to implement significant improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza or jeopardize the continued supply of US weapons, noting that humanitarian assistance entering the Strip has plummeted in recent months.
