The New York Times said - yesterday, Wednesday - that there are no indications yet that the Erez-Beit Hanoun crossing and the port of Ashdod, located north of the Gaza Strip, will be operated to bring aid into the Strip, while Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant spoke of Israeli plans to “flood” the Gaza Strip with aid. .

The American newspaper added that satellite images show that the road leading to the Erez-Beit Hanoun crossing from the Gaza side is still blocked by rubble and potholes.

For its part, Save the Children said that not a single truck passed through the Beit Hanoun crossing despite Israel declaring it open.

In the same context, Israeli Channel 12 reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not fulfill the promise he made to US President Joe Biden to open the port of Ashdod to aid to Gaza.

This channel said that Netanyahu added 3 ministers to the decision-making team in the so-called humanitarian file who oppose the opening of the port of Ashdod.

In this context, Israeli media said that the army is establishing a new aid crossing under the pretext of avoiding opening the Erez crossing for fear that it will be closed by Israeli demonstrators who refuse to bring aid into the Strip.

“Flooding” Gaza with aid

Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant spoke yesterday about plans to “flood” the Gaza Strip with aid by opening a new land crossing and the port of Ashdod, claiming that they plan to increase the volume of aid to 500 trucks per day, which is the number of trucks that were entering the Strip before the war, according to the United Nations. United.

Gallant also spoke of a move to “simplify Israeli security inspections,” which aid organizations have confirmed limit the flow of aid to Gaza. A UN official said that the trucks entering Gaza were half full, a condition imposed by Israel under the pretext of facilitating inspections.

Washington announces that it is demanding a significant increase in aid provided to the residents of the Gaza Strip to avoid a famine that international organizations say could kill thousands of besieged Palestinians.