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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Julian Borger in Washington

Israel under pressure to let more aid into Gaza as hostage talks continue

Yoav Gallant, Antony Blinken and Sigrid Kaag talk with officials at the Kerem Shalom crossing
The Israeli defence minister, Yoav Gallant, US secretary of state, Antony Blinken and the UN senior humanitarian coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, at the Kerem Shalom crossing on 1 May. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Israel’s leaders were under renewed pressure to allow more aid into Gaza on Wednesday after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told Benjamin Netanyahu to “accelerate and sustain improvements” seen during recent days in the amount of humanitarian assistance reaching the territory.

Humanitarian agencies say that though the number of lorries entering Gaza after being vetted by Israel has increased significantly, these still deliver only a fraction of what is needed.

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