Is Biden really ready to stand up for Gaza’s children?


Children sifting through waste at a landfill in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip for food and other useful items. — AFP

WITH Israel clamping down on food shipments to the Gaza Strip, the Biden administration is finally warning Israel to ease up or risk a suspension of some military aid.

In a letter released Tuesday, the administration gave Israel 30 days to allow more humanitarian assistance to enter Gaza, or it would face consequences. That’s a welcome indication that President Joe Biden is belatedly enforcing United States’ law, which bars military assistance to countries that block American humanitarian aid.

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