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Critics Ignore Israel's Humanitarian Efforts for Gazan Civilians
(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - The EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, claimed Monday, that Israel intentionally causes hunger in Gaza and uses starvation as a war tactic. Yet since the start of the Gaza war, the IDF has been monitoring the civilian situation and is carrying out humanitarian efforts for non-combatants as complementary measures to the IDF's operations. Israel inspects aid deliveries much faster than the ability of international organizations to distribute it. There were days in which 300 trucks carrying food and humanitarian aid awaited on the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom crossing after having gone through Israeli inspection - yet no one took them in. Israel has recently facilitated additional humanitarian initiatives to ease access to aid to northern Gaza. These initiatives include opening a new crossing in northern Gaza alongside over 40 airdrops and the establishment of a temporary port which has already received 115 tons of food. There has also been a significant increase in security inspection capabilities at the Nitzana and Kerem Shalom border crossings. Israel has bolstered personnel, extended working hours, and acquired additional scanners to increase throughput.