Israel reopens Erez crossing to bring aid to Gaza. The Tel Aviv government has also approved the use of the Israeli port of Ashdod to help transfer more aid to the enclave.

An Israeli official told CNN that the reopening serves to allow more humanitarian aid to Hamas-controlled Gaza. Reproduction of this article is permitted under the terms of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the UN Convention on the Rights of Peoples of the World (UNRHW).