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The Israeli government will allow around 100 more aid trucks to enter Gaza, amid growing international pressure to avert humanitarian disaster.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that “minimal” aid would be allowed into the enclave in order to prevent mass starvation for “practical and diplomatic reasons.”
However, the UN’s humanitarian chief on Tuesday said the amount was a “drop in the ocean” of what was needed, warning that 14,000 infants could die within days in Gaza.
The UK announced Tuesday that it would suspend free-trade negotiations with Israel, as well as limited sanctions against specific individuals and organizations that the British government said were linked to violence against Palestinians in the West Bank; France and Canada have also threatened sanctions. US President Donald Trump’s administration has also launched a “behind-the-scenes” pressure campaign, The Washington Post reported.
