INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut
off.The letter, sent on Sunday, amounts to the strongest known written warning from the US to its ally and comes amid a new Israeli
offensive in northern Gaza that has reportedly caused a large number of civilian casualties.It says the US has deep concerns about the
deteriorating humanitarian situation, adding that Israel denied or impeded nearly 90% of humanitarian movements between the north and south
not stopping the entry of humanitarian aid.On Monday, the Israeli military body responsible for managing crossings into Gaza, Cogat, said 30
lorries carrying aid from the World Food Programme had entered northern Gaza through the Erez crossing.That ended a two-week period during
which the UN said no food aid was delivered to the north, and supplies essential for survival were running out for the 400,000 Palestinians
practically no access to fresh food other than that provided by UN agencies.The US is by far the biggest supplier of arms to Israel, and the
Israeli military has relied heavily on US-supplied aircraft, guided bombs, missiles and shells to fight the war against Hamas in Gaza over
the past year.The US letter to the Israeli government - the contents of which have now been confirmed by the state department - was first
reported by the Axios website
deep concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, and seek urgent and sustained actions by your government this month to
imports, denying or impeding nearly 90% of humanitarian movements between northern and southern Gaza in September, continuing burdensome and
excessive dual-use restrictions, and instituting new vetting and onerous liability and customs requirements for humanitarian staff and
a minimum of 350 lorries a day to enter through all four major crossings and a new fifth crossing, as well as allowing people in al-Mawasi
[Blinken] along with Secretary Austin thought it was appropriate to make clear to the government of Israel that there are changes they need
not arbitrarily deny or impede provisioning of US humanitarian assistance
previously insisted there are no limits to the amount of aid or humanitarian assistance that can be delivered into and across Gaza, and
blames UN agencies for failing to distribute supplies
President Joe Biden suspended a single consignment of 2,000 and 500lb bombs for the first time as he tried to dissuade it from an all-out
assault.But the president immediately faced a backlash from Republicans in Washington and from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
The suspension was partially lifted in July and has not been repeated.Earlier on Tuesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross
Israeli offensive that began 10 days ago.The Israeli military says it has sent tanks and troops back into the town of Jabalia and its urban
refugee camp for a third time to root out Hamas fighters who have regrouped there.It has ordered residents of Jabalia, as well as
City and other parts of the north
But for many it is unsafe to leave their homes or they are unable to leave because they are sick or disabled.Khalid, a resident of Jabalia
whose accounts of the past year are featured in a new BBC documentary, said in a voice note that he and his family had been living in fear
or using quadcopter drones
My daughter has become sick and she has a fever
42 people killed by Israeli air and artillery strikes in Jabalia and neighbouring areas on Tuesday.They reportedly included 11 members of
the same family, nearly all of them women and children, whose home was destroyed in an air strike overnight.The Israeli military said on
widespread Palestinian concerns.The controversial plan calls for the forcible transfer of all civilians in the north followed by a siege of
the Hamas fighters remaining there to force their surrender and the release of Israeli hostages.The Israeli military denies it is being
unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.More
