U.S. Vice President Calls for Immediate Action by Israel to Facilitate Aid to Gaza

The U.S. Vice President, referring to a United Nations report on the lack of humanitarian aid reaching the Gaza Strip in the past two weeks, called for immediate action by Israel to facilitate aid delivery to Palestinian civilians. Kamala Harris wrote on social media platform X on Sunday evening, 'Israel must take further immediate actions to facilitate the flow of aid (to Gaza) to those in need.' The Democratic presidential candidate emphasized that 'civilians must be protected and have access to food, water, and medicine. International humanitarian laws must be respected.' Just hours before this message, the Director-General of the World Health Organization announced the arrival of medical and treatment aid to two hospitals in northern Gaza as a result of a joint operation by this UN-affiliated organization and the International Red Cross. Tedros Adhanom announced late Sunday on social media X, 'The WHO and partners finally managed to reach Kamal Adwan and Al-Sahaba hospitals yesterday after nine attempts last week.' He added that this mission took place under conditions where drivers of WHO and Red Cross vehicles were subjected to 'humiliating' inspections and even 'temporary detention,' which is 'unacceptable.' The UN Secretary-General stated that any attack on peacekeeping forces could be considered a 'war crime.' The Israeli army reported that a drone attack in Binyamina killed four soldiers and injured seven. The U.S. is sending the THAAD system to Israel to counter a potential attack from the Islamic Republic. Netanyahu claimed that Hezbollah is using peacekeepers as human shields.