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Israel to ‘temporarily’ reopen north Gaza crossing for aid after Biden call

This satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC shows the Beit Hanoon (Erez) border crossing separating the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, on June 5, 2023 [Planet Labs PBC via AP]

Israel has said it will reopen the Beit Hanoon (Erez) crossing with northern Gaza for aid, hours after a warning from United States President Joe Biden for it to take steps to protect civilians and humanitarian workers following the Israeli military’s strikes on a food charity’s team.

Nearly six months of Israeli attacks and siege on Gaza have killed more than 33,000 people and prompted urgent warnings of an imminent and man-made famine amid a deepening displacement and hunger crisis.

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