{"id":18680,"date":"2024-04-05T00:56:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/the-white-house-says-netanyahu-agreed-to-open-another-crossing-for-aid-after-pressure-from-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T00:56:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T00:56:05","slug":"the-white-house-says-netanyahu-agreed-to-open-another-crossing-for-aid-after-pressure-from-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/the-white-house-says-netanyahu-agreed-to-open-another-crossing-for-aid-after-pressure-from-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"The White House says Netanyahu agreed to open another crossing for aid after pressure from Biden."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Biden administration said late Thursday that Israel had agreed to open another crossing for aid to get into Gaza amid a dire humanitarian crisis there.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate confirmation from the Israeli government about the announcement, which came hours after President Biden had a tense phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During the call, Mr. Biden threatened to condition future support for Israel on how it addresses his concerns about civilian casualties and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the National Security Council said that Israel had agreed to open the Erez crossing to allow aid into northern Gaza, to use the port of Ashdod to direct aid into the enclave and to significantly increase deliveries from Jordan \u2014 \u201cat the president\u2019s request.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThese steps,\u201d the statement said, \u201cmust now be fully and rapidly implemented.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n