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Source: https://www.state.gov/briefings/department-press-briefing-november-18-2024/
U.S.: Israel Has Responded to Calls to Improve Gaza Aid Situation
(U.S. State Department) State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Monday: "We have seen the Government of Israel take additional steps. They voted last week to allow 250 trucks per day in, and in addition, the prime minister instructed the minister of defense to make every effort to get that level of daily truck deliveries up to 350, which is the number that we called for." "They now have five crossings open. They reopened a crossing that had been closed. They opened a new crossing - things that we called for. They restarted the Jordan Air Force's corridor, something that we had called for. They removed 30 items from the dual-use restricted list, something that we had called for." "They restored deliveries to the north. They expanded the Mawasi humanitarian zone by 25%, something that we had called for....They are implementing the UN's plan to prepare for winter, which includes things like repairing roads, facilitating the entry of winter-specific aid, and vaccinations for winter-specific diseases."