Gaza aid situation not much improved, US says as deadline for Israel looms

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Israel has taken some measures to increase aid access to Gaza but has so far failed to significantly turn around the humanitarian situation in the enclave, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has said, as a deadline set by the US to improve the situation approaches.

“As of today, the situation has not significantly turned around. We have seen an increase in some measurements. We’ve seen an increase in the number of crossings that are open. But just if you look at the stipulated recommendations in the letter, those have not been met,” Miller said, according to Reuters.

Miller said the results so far were “not good enough” but stressed that the 30-day period had not elapsed.

He declined to say what consequences Israel would face if it failed to implement the recommendations. “What I can tell you that we will do is we will follow the law,” he said.

 Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on November 4. — Reuters
Palestinian carries an aid box distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on November 4. — Reuters

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