The move appeared to be a step to implement legislation passed last month that would sever ties with the UNRWA agency and prevent it from operating in Israel. (AP Video by Imad Issied. Produced by Jalal Bwaitel / Nov. 4, 2024)
The move appeared to be a step to implement legislation passed last month that would sever ties with the UNRWA agency and prevent it from operating in Israel. (AP Video by Imad Issied. Produced by Jalal Bwaitel / Nov. 4, 2024)
By Matthew Lee The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is stepping up criticism of Israel for not doing enough to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza as a 30-day deadline looms for Israeli officials to meet certain requirements or risk potential restrictions on military assistance.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Monday gave Israel a “fail” grade in terms of meeting the conditions for an improvement in aid deliveries to Gaza laid out in a letter last month to senior Israeli officials from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.