Israel Continues to Block Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Despite Promises

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Relief organizations and the United Nations warn that Israel is still blocking life-saving supplies from entering Gaza, despite promises to open a border crossing and a port for humanitarian aid. The White House is urged to take more decisive action.

A week after Israel i officials promised the Biden administration they would open a border crossing and a port to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza , relief organizations and the United Nations reported Friday that life-saving supplies are still being blocked, and warned that the White House must take more decisive action to force Israel to stop starving Palestinians . The U.N.

The news that Israel has not allowed a 'flood' of aid into Gaza since Biden threatened Netanyahu with an end to weapons transfers came days after Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development , admitted to U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro that reports of famine in parts of Gaza are now 'credible.'Save the Children confirmed on April 2 that at least 27 children have died of starvation and disease as a result of Israel's blockade, and U.N.

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