The US State Department said humanitarian aid to Gaza was "not at the level we wanted" and that Washington wanted to send more.

This came as State Department spokesman Matthew Miller answered, on Tuesday, questions related to Gaza in the daily press conference.

Miller said: "We see that humanitarian aid is arriving in Gaza, but not to the extent we would like. We want to send more aid and that is why we are in constant contact with Israel."

He stated that in addition to US air aid, they are also working on the sea route option, saying: “This does not change our basic position that the majority of aid should go to Gaza through land crossings, and that it should be much more than what is currently being sent.” 

He stated that security, inspection and distribution operations can be improved so that more humanitarian aid can arrive, and the Israeli government must do more in this context.