Netanyahu relents and announces that he will open a passage and use a port for more aid to enter Gaza. At least 210,000 people are on the brink of famine, according to the United Nations.
The decision comes just a few hours after US President Joe Biden and Netanyahu spoke by phone for the first time since the death of the WCK aid workers, one of whom had American nationality. The White House has made it clear in a statement that Israel has taken these measures “at the request of President” Biden.