Israel to Open New Border Crossings to Increase Gaza Aid After Biden Call

This comes after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was told that U.S. policy regarding Gaza could change if Israel doesn’t take action.

Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies, as the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 5, 2024. Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Israel’s security cabinet authorized increased aid to Gaza on Thursday night after President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that U.S. policy toward the war could change without improved humanitarian access for Palestinians.

In a statement issued to Israeli media on Thursday night, the government said it will take “immediate steps to increase humanitarian aid to the civilian population in the Gaza Strip.”