Israel considers opening Erez crossing for Gaza aid amid US pressure
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is weighing the opening of the Erez (Beit Hanoun) crossing to allow humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave amid US pressure, according to the Israeli media.
The move comes ahead of a planned visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel next week, Haaretz newspaper reported.
Israel has shut all crossings with the Gaza Strip and placed the seaside enclave under blockade since October 7.
“Israel also considers allowing aid trucks through a gap in the border fence near Be’eri settlement, which the army uses to transport troops into Gaza,” Haaretz said.
Aid trucks currently cross into Gaza through Egypt’s Rafah border crossing, although quantities are not sufficient to meet the needs of the territory’s 2.4 million population.
Israel launched deadly air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7.
At least 22,313 Palestinians have since been killed and 57,296 others injured, according to Gaza’s health authorities.
The Israeli onslaught has left Gaza in ruins, with 60% of the enclave’s infrastructure damaged or destroyed, and nearly 2 million residents displaced amid acute shortages of food, clean water, and medicines.
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