Humanitarian aid needs to reach Gaza within 30 days or some military shipments will stop, Washington said
The Pentagon and the State Department have alerted Israel that unless the humanitarian situation in Gaza improves within 30 days, the US might have to halt further deliveries of military aid.
The US has given Israel nearly $18 billion worth of weapons, ammunition and other assistance since the war between Hamas and Israel erupted in October 2023. Such aid is contingent on compliance with international law and international humanitarian law, officials said.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent a letter to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer on Monday, alerting them that the deliveries of humanitarian aid to Gaza have drastically decreased and giving them 30 days to implement “concrete measures” to improve the situation.
“Failure to demonstrate a sustained…