Israel will open the Erez crossing in the north and dedicate the port of Ashdod to the provision of aid, in addition to expanding the flow through Kerem Shalom in the south. The decision comes after the US warned Netanyahu that his support would depend on the protection of civilians.

“We will know how to defend ourselves and we will act according to the basic principle that we will harm anyone who harms us or plans to harm us,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Iranian regime.