{"id":2355391,"date":"2024-10-15T19:37:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administrations-warning-to-israel-not-meant-as-a-threat-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T19:39:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:39:56","slug":"biden-administrations-warning-to-israel-not-meant-as-a-threat-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administrations-warning-to-israel-not-meant-as-a-threat-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden administration\u2019s warning to Israel \u2018not meant as a threat\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-administrations-warning-to-israel-not-meant-as-a-threat-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355391&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Biden administration recently issued a warning\u2064 to Israel regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, indicating that it could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-leaders-thwart-leftist-attempt-to-delay-military-assistance-to-israel\/\" title=\"Dem Leaders Thwart Leftist Attempt To Delay Military Assistance to Israel\">withhold military aid<\/a> if the \u200bsituation\u200c does \u2064not\u2062 improve. \u2062U.S.\u200d Secretary\u200c of State Antony \u2064Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin\u2063 conveyed this message in a letter to Israeli officials, emphasizing the need for Israel to reverse the declining humanitarian \u200cconditions\u2064 within \u206430 days. They highlighted concerns \u2062about \u200da significant drop in aid reaching Gaza, which has\u2062 decreased by over 50% from its peak. National Security \u2062Council coordinator John Kirby clarified that the warning was not \u200bintended as \u200ba\u200c threat \u2062but to stress the \u200curgency\u200c of addressing humanitarian needs. U.S.\u200d officials have repeatedly urged Israel to facilitate more aid to the Palestinians affected by ongoing conflict, as most\u200b of\u2064 Gaza&#8217;s population has been\u200c displaced and faces\u2064 severe shortages \u2063of food, water, and medical \u200dsupplies. Despite Israel&#8217;s \u2064calls \u200bfor evacuations in northern \u200bGaza, many civilians remain in\u200d dire conditions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden administration&rsquo;s warning to Israel &lsquo;not meant as a threat&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1836385\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration&rsquo;s warning that it could be forced to withhold military aid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> if the Jewish state does not improve the humanitarian crises in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a> was not intended to be a &ldquo;threat,&rdquo; according to a U.S. official.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antony-blinken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Antony Blinken<\/a> and Secretary of Defense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lloyd-austin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lloyd Austin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3189685\/us-threatens-pull-foreign-military-aid-israel-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote a letter to two Israeli officials over the weekend\">wrote a letter to two Israeli officials over the weekend<\/a>, informing them that Israel had to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, particularly in the northern part of the enclave, or risk violating U.S. law regarding U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressman-banks-america-deserves-to-know-why-biden-is-hiding-abc-needs-to-release-full-video\/\" title=\"Congressman Banks: America Deserves To Know Why Biden Is \u2018Hiding,\u2019 ABC Needs To Release Full Video\">foreign military sales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The secretaries wrote that they gave Israel 30 days to &ldquo;reverse the downward humanitarian trajectory and consistency with its assurances to us&rdquo; and warned that &ldquo;failure to demonstrate a sustained commitment to implementing and gaining these measures may have implications for U.S. policy&rdquo; under relevant law.<\/p>\n<p>John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator, said Tuesday that the letter was &ldquo;not meant as a threat&rdquo; but &ldquo;meant to reiterate the sense of urgency we feel about the seriousness with which we feel it about the need for an increase, dramatic increase, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rubio-scott-introduce-bill-targeting-venezuelas-maduro\/\" title=\"Rubio, Scott Introduce Bill Targeting Venezuela\u2019s Maduro\">humanitarian assistance<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The letter was prompted by a &ldquo;relatively recent decrease in humanitarian assistance reaching the people of Gaza, which is obviously something we&rsquo;ve been very, very concerned about conflict,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have not seen sufficient results over the past few weeks,&rdquo; noting that the amount of aid getting into Gaza &ldquo;has fallen by over 50% from where it was at its peak,&rdquo; State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials have expressed concerns about getting humanitarian aid to Palestinians affected by the war repeatedly over the course of Israel&rsquo;s war in Gaza against Hamas. An overwhelming majority of the population have been displaced, many several times, while they also face limited food, clean water, and medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Gaza is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea, Israel, and Egypt, though Israel currently controls the Egyptian-Gaza border from the Gaza side. Israel has limited the amount of aid that has gotten through various checkpoints between Israel and Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration urged Israel to allow more aid in April, and U.S. officials have said the Israelis heeded those requests at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has repeatedly ordered Palestinians to evacuate from northern Gaza, though hundreds of thousands of people remain. Israeli officials considered a plan to effectively cut off northern Gaza and starve the remaining Hamas fighters of needed resources. However, the plan would likely include cutting civilians off from the aid they needed, too. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told Austin over the weekend that Israel wouldn&rsquo;t be implementing that plan, according to&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/10\/14\/israel-wont-impose-starvation-plan-gaza-defense-minister-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Axios<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The United States also had conversations with its Israeli counterparts to do more to ensure the safety of those who distribute the aid, especially after an errant Israeli strike hit a convoy of marked vehicles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/2948804\/international-aid-workers-killed-israeli-strike-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>killing several aid workers<\/a>. Hundreds of aid workers have been killed throughout the war.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to get more aid into the strip, Biden directed the military to build a pier in the Mediterranean Sea to create a formal maritime aid option that did not rely entirely on the Israelis. The pier allowed for the transportation of enough food to feed about 450,000 people for one month, much less than its goal, after bad weather repeatedly shut down its operations and limited its availability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1836385\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1836385\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden&#8217;s warning to Israel on aid was &#8216;not a threat,&#8217; officials say<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2355392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gaza_Palestinian_refugees_war_Israel_2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32502,37066,4671,32076],"class_list":["post-2355391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden-administration","tag-diplomatic-relations","tag-israel","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gaza_Palestinian_refugees_war_Israel_2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}