The White House said that the United States wants to address the decline in humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, while the American delegate to the Security Council, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, expressed her rejection of the starvation policy in the Strip.
The White House explained that the message sent by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to their Israeli counterparts comes in the wake of the recent decline in humanitarian aid provided to the residents of Gaza.
He said that through the message, the United States wanted to address the decline in humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, stressing that Washington wants to see a constructive response from Israel to its message.
He explained that Washington made clear that Israeli operations must be carried out in a way that does not threaten the lives of civilians.
Yesterday, Tuesday, America warned Israel that American aid to it might be affected if there was no improvement in securing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that Blinken and Austin “stressed to the Israeli government the need to make adjustments to once again see the level of aid entering Gaza rise from the very low levels it is today,” in a letter they sent the day before yesterday, Sunday.
Miller explained that Blinken and Austin informed their Israeli counterparts of Washington’s concerns about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, noting that Blinken informed the Israelis that increasing humanitarian aid could not be a one-time thing.
He added, “We believe that delivering aid to Gaza is possible, and we know that logistical obstacles can be overcome.” He continued, “We see that a 30-day deadline is appropriate to give Israel sufficient time to solve the problem of delivering aid to Gaza.”
Refusal to starve
For her part, the US delegate to the Security Council, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said that food aid must enter the Gaza Strip in abundance, noting that the starvation policy is unacceptable.
During a Security Council session in New York, it called for a humanitarian truce in Gaza to distribute aid and supplies.
She added that Israel must cooperate with the United Nations to lay the foundation for the reconstruction of Gaza, noting that the Israeli army must not consider civilians who refuse evacuation as combatants.
She stated that her country views with great concern the evacuation orders issued by Israel in northern Gaza.
For 12 days, the Israeli occupation army has continued to besiege the northern Gaza Strip, blowing up dozens of homes in various areas in Jabalia and the towns of Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun, and preventing the entry of food, water and fuel into them, in an attempt to displace the population, according to observers.