After heavy diplomatic pressure from the Biden Administration to address the increasing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to open a second border crossing into the besieged area, the New York Times reports.
An announcement by the National Security Council states that “at the President’s request,” Israel agreed to open a border crossing in northern Gaza and allow access to the port at Ashdod for humanitarian shipments. Netanyahu reportedly agreed to the actions after Biden said further aid to Israel would be conditioned on how Israel handled its response to getting aid to the people in Gaza, who have suffered with shortages of food and water since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th.