Biden admin demands Israel improve humanitarian efforts in Gaza

Oct 15, 2024

Lauren Taylor Anchor/Reporter

By Lauren Taylor (Anchor/Reporter), Jack Henry (Video Editor)

The Biden administration is urging Israel to enhance its humanitarian efforts in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The war has significantly affected Palestinians living in the territory controlled by Hamas along the Mediterranean Sea.

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The Gaza Health Ministry reports that more than 42,000 people have been killed since the war began, though the number does not differentiate between Hamas fighters and civilians.

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The humanitarian crisis in the region is escalating as Israel continues its ground offensive in northern Gaza. According to the World Health Organization, Gaza is facing shortages of medical supplies, food and fuel. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced as Israel seeks to eradicate Hamas, and a number of hospitals have been damaged.

On Sunday, Oct. 13, the Biden administration sent a letter to Israeli officials demanding improvements in the humanitarian situation in Gaza within the next 30 days to avoid legal action regarding U.S. military aid.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin authored the letter, accusing Israel of obstructing trucks carrying U.S. humanitarian aid into Gaza. The letter states that the U.S. aims to see the transfer of 350 aid trucks daily into the Gaza Strip, along with pauses in fighting to facilitate the distribution of this aid.

Since October 1, over 9,000 tons of humanitarian aid including food, water, gas, shelter equipment and medical supplies have entered Gaza through various crossings.

As shown in the video, some of the aid was transferred directly into northern Gaza. pic.twitter.com/gYslbAQfNv
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 15, 2024

On Monday, Oct. 14, and Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posted several videos on X, claiming that hundreds of trucks containing food and supplies have been entering Gaza and that tens of thousands of children in the region have received vaccinations.

Polio Vaccine Campaign Update:

🔵 92,821 children under 10 in central Gaza were vaccinated against polio during the first day of the second round of the campaign.

🔵 76,394 children received vitamin A treatment.

We will continue working with @UNICEF and @WHO to facilitate… pic.twitter.com/lJixb65hgt
— COGAT (@cogatonline) October 15, 2024

According to the “Costs of War” report from Brown University, the United States has spent at least $22.76 billion on military aid to Israel over a one-year period.

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller denied this report, stating that it conflates various factors, including direct U.S. military spending on naval operations to defend shipping routes from Houthi rebels in Yemen, which he said “is obviously not aid to Israel.”

According to Section 620-I of the Foreign Assistance Act, it is illegal for the United States to provide “security assistance or arms sales to any country when the president is made aware that the country’s government prohibits or otherwise restricts, directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian assistance.”

Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Joe Biden, Military Aid, U.S. military

[Lauren Taylor]

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS PUSHING ISRAEL TO IMPROVE HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN GAZA. THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR HAS BEEN TAKING A TOLL ON PALESTINIANS LIVING IN THE TERRITORY CONTROLLED BY THE HAMAS TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ALONG THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA.

THE GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS MORE THAN 42-THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE THE START OF THE WAR THOUGH IT DOES NOT DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN HAMAS FIGHTERS AND CIVILIANS.

THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN THE REGION IS WORSENING AS ISRAEL CONTINUES ITS GROUND OFFENSIVE IN NORTHERN GAZA.

ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, GAZA IS DEALING WITH A LACK OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, FOOD AND FUEL. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED AS ISRAEL ATTEMPTS TO ERADICATE HAMAS, AND NUMEROUS HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.

ON SUNDAY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SENT A LETTER TO ISRAELI OFFICIALS DEMANDING AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS TO AVOID LEGAL ACTION INVOLVING US MILITARY AID.

US SECRETARY OF STATE ANTONY BLINKEN AND SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN WROTE THE LETTER ACCUSING ISRAEL OF HOLDING UP TRUCKS CARRYING U.S. HUMANITARIAN AID INTO GAZA.

THE LETTER STATES THE US WANTS TO SEE THE TRANSFER OF 350 AID TRUCKS DAILY INTO THE GAZA STRIP ALONG WITH PAUSES IN FIGHTING TO DISTRIBUTE THE AID.

ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY – THE IDF POSTED SEVERAL VIDEOS ON X, CLAIMING HUNDREDS OF TRUCKS CONTAINING FOOD AND SUPPLIES, HAVE BEEN ENTERING GAZA AND THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN LIVING IN GAZA HAVE RECEIVED VACCINATIONS.

ACCORDING TO THE “COST OF WAR” REPORT FROM BROWN UNIVERSITY THE UNITED STATES HAS SPENT AT LEAST $22.76 BILLION ON MILITARY AID TO ISRAEL IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD.

STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON MATTHEW MILLER DENIED THE REPORT – AND SAID IT CONFLATES A NUMBER OF THINGS, INCLUDING DIRECT US MILITARY SPENDING ON US NAVAL OPERATIONS TO DEFEND SHIPPING ROUTES FROM THE HOUTHI REBELS WHICH HE SAID “IS OBVIOUSLY NOT AID TO ISRAEL.”

ACCORDING TO SECTION 620-I OF THE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT, IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE “SECURITY ASSISTANCE OR ARMS SALES TO ANY COUNTRY WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS MADE AWARE THAT THE COUNTRY’S GOVERNMENT “PROHIBITS OR OTHERWISE RESTRICTS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE TRANSPORT OR DELIVERY OF UNITED STATES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.”