Israel has not fulfilled US demands to enhance humanitarian access to Gaza, where conditions have deteriorated during the ongoing conflict. The Biden administration urged Israel to increase emergency aid to the Palestinian region, setting a 30-day deadline that has now lapsed. Failure to comply may result in reduced U.S. military assistance, as Israel continues its operations against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Operation includes the delivery of food, water, medical supplies, and shelter equipment

Israel's army announced the opening Tuesday (November 12) of an additional aid crossing into Gaza, before a US-imposed deadline to improve humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory.The United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, and eight humanitarian organisations however said Tuesday that not enough aid was reaching the territory, already in the grips of a dire humanitarian crisis. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky tells us more.

JERUSALEM: Israel's army announced the opening on Tuesday (Nov 12) of an additional aid crossing into Gaza, on the eve of a US-imposed deadline to improve humanitarian conditions for Pales

Joe Biden's deadline for Israel to allow aid into Gaza comes to an end this Wednesday (November 13). The situation in Gaza though remains critical. Israel has failed to meet US demands to allow greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where conditions are worse than at any point in the 13-month-old war, international aid organizations said Tuesday.