Israel rejects claims it is restricting Gaza aid, says hundreds of trucks waiting

Israel pushed back Tuesday against European criticism of efforts to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, as the military carried out strikes in the north of the enclave and issued fresh evacuation orders for its south.

Responding to a call from Britain, France and Germany to deal with what UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy called “the unacceptable humanitarian situation in Gaza,” the Foreign Ministry insisted that there were no restrictions on the amount of aid entering Gaza.

“It is disappointing that the foreign ministers of the E3 (Britain, France and Germany) failed to address the October 7 massacre and the daily attacks on Israeli civilians since then in their letter,” spokesman Oren Marmorstein said in a statement.  (Read More)