The top UN humanitarian official is accusing Israel of blocking the delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza, and the US ambassador is demanding that its government step up efforts to tackle the Palestinian territory’s ”intolerable and catastrophic humanitarian crisis.

The United States has warned Israel that it must take "concrete measures" to improve a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza within 30 days or risk losing military assistance provided by Washington.

The Biden administration sent a letter to the Israeli government demanding it act to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza within the next 30 days or risk violating US laws governing foreign military assistance,

In a letter Sunday, U.S. officials said the nation must continually assess whether Israel is “directly or indirectly” impeding humanitarian assistance to Gaza.

Israel transported 50 trucks of humanitarian aid from Jordan to Gaza on Wednesday, October 16, after the US warned the country that they would curb missile supplies to Israel if they didn’t let more aid in.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday and discussed Israel's operations in Lebanon and the humanitarian situation in Gaza after a letter earlier this week to Israel from Washington that urged improvement of Gaza's humanitarian situation.

Israel is assessing new demands from the Biden administration to take urgent steps to improve humanitarian conditions or face potential violations of U.S. laws governing foreign military assistance. The U.

The letter warns that Israel has 30 days to boost aid to Gaza, saying failure may "have implications for US policy."View on euronews

The Biden administration has warned Israel that its actions in Gaza could threaten future U.S. military aid to the Jewish state. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken jointly wrote a letter,