Under US pressure, Israel to allow ‘basic’ aid into Gaza – Middle East Monitor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the immediate entry of a “basic quantity of food” into the besieged Gaza Strip to avoid a “starvation crisis”.

“The move came amid mounting pressure from the United States to prevent a worsening humanitarian crisis in the territory,” the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported yesterday.

The decision was made during a meeting of the Israeli War Cabinet, where Netanyahu stated: “Israel will…