Israel says it has met most of US humanitarian demands in Gaza

Israel said on Monday that it has met most of the demands made by the US to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza, but that it is still working on some of the items, depending on the deadline to improve the situation or face potential restrictions on US aid. approaches the end.
There are a number of items that remain under discussion as they involve security concerns, an Israeli official told reporters. But he said most of the issues had been resolved.
Among the US demands that Israel appears to have refused to meet is allowing 50 to 100 commercial trucks a day into Gaza.
The official said commercial activity had been halted because Hamas was controlling traders. Restrictions on the entry of closed containers would also not be lifted due to security risks, he said.
The US said in an Oct. 13 letter that Israel must take steps to improve the aid situation in Gaza within 30 days, with Tuesday as the deadline.
Last week, the US State Department said that Israel had taken some measures but had so far failed to significantly reverse the humanitarian situation.
Last week, a committee of global food security experts warned of a strong likelihood that famine was imminent in certain areas of northern Gaza, a claim Israel categorically rejected.