{"id":114928,"date":"2024-11-13T00:18:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/israel-fails-to-meet-us-deadline-to-increase-gaza-aid-rights-groups-say-al-jazeera-english\/"},"modified":"2024-11-13T00:18:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:18:32","slug":"israel-fails-to-meet-us-deadline-to-increase-gaza-aid-rights-groups-say-al-jazeera-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/israel-fails-to-meet-us-deadline-to-increase-gaza-aid-rights-groups-say-al-jazeera-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel fails to meet US deadline to increase Gaza aid, rights groups say – Al Jazeera English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Humanitarian situation in Gaza \u2018at worst point since the war began\u2019, extracting \u2018enormous cost\u2019 for Palestinian civilians, they say.<\/em>
Israel shells Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza
International rights groups say Israel has failed to meet a deadline set by the United States to allow more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip<\/a> or face unspecified restrictions on military assistance.
The conditions in the war-ravaged enclave are worse than at any point in a war that started in October 2023, eight groups said on Tuesday when the 30-day deadline was set to expire.<\/p>\n

On October 13, the administration of US President Joe Biden told Israel to increase the flow of humanitarian supplies into Gaza, failing which Washington would scale back military support to its key ally.
\u201cIsrael not only failed to meet the US criteria that would indicate support to the humanitarian response, but concurrently took actions that dramatically worsened the situation on the ground, particularly in northern Gaza,\u201d said the groups, which include the Norwegian Refugee Council, Oxfam, Refugees International and Save the Children.
\u201cThat situation is in an even more dire state today than a month ago,\u201d they said in a statement after the humanitarian agencies assessed Israel\u2019s measures. They added: \u201cIsrael has failed to comply with its ally\u2019s demands \u2013 at enormous human cost for Palestinian civilians in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the aid groups\u2019 declaration, the US later on Tuesday said it would not limit arms transfers to Israel.
State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said the US has seen \u201csome progress\u201d on allowing in assistance, including the opening of new crossings into Gaza.
Speaking to reporters, Patel said progress to date must be supplemented and sustained but that \u201cwe at this time have not made an assessment that the Israelis are in violation of US law.\u201d
After analysing the 19 requirements outlined by the US, the rights groups said Israel failed \u201cto take meaningful action\u201d and \u201cactively worsens the humanitarian situation\u201d in 15 of them, including enabling the entrance of at least 350 aid trucks per day into Gaza.
On Tuesday, the Israeli military said hundreds of food and water packages were delivered to Jabalia and Beit Hanoon in besieged northern Gaza in coordination with COGAT, the Israeli military body responsible for Palestinian civil affairs.
It also said that since October, 741 aid trucks have made deliveries to northern Gaza, where Israeli forces have pursued a major offensive.
The United Nations has said the amount of aid entering Gaza has plummeted to its lowest level in a year and has repeatedly accused Israel of blocking attempts to deliver humanitarian supplies, particularly to the north of the enclave.
Under the US Foreign Assistance Act, the president is required to halt security assistance to any country that restricts US humanitarian aid. The US is Israel\u2019s key political and military backer<\/a> and recently deployed the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, along with soldiers to operate it.
A committee of global food security experts warned of a \u201cstrong likelihood that famine is imminent<\/a> in areas\u201d of northern Gaza.
\u201cImmediate action, within days not weeks, is required from all actors who are directly taking part in the conflict, or have influence on its conduct, to avert and alleviate this catastrophic situation,\u201d the independent Famine Review Committee said.
The eight rights groups said Israel\u2019s failure to address urgent humanitarian needs raises questions about its adherence to international humanitarian law and its obligations as an occupying power.
\u201cThe US government once again laid out basic measures for how the government of Israel must follow international law and allow for aid delivery in Gaza,\u201d Oxfam America President and CEO Abby Maxman said. \u201cSince then, we have seen Israeli forces accelerate their efforts to bombard, depopulate, deprive, and erase the Palestinian population of the North Gaza governorate. We are witnessing a campaign of ethnic cleansing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s war on Gaza has killed at least 43,603 Palestinians and wounded 102,929 since October 7, 2023, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Since October this year, the Israeli military has escalated its shelling and ground incursions in northern Gaza, claiming its aim is to avoid Hamas fighters from regrouping.
The UN said in a report on Friday that nearly 70 percent of the Gaza war dead<\/a> were women and children.
The youngest was just a day old and the oldest was a 97-year-old woman, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said, having verified 8,119 of the people reportedly killed during the first six months of the war.
The report warned that \u201cwidespread or systematic\u201d attacks on civilians could amount to \u201ccrimes against humanity\u201d.
\u201cAnd if committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, they may also constitute genocide,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

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