US won’t allow Netanyahu 'to sabotage’ Gaza truce agreement: Gideon Levy

Criticism is increasing on Israel to reopen the vital Rafah border crossing to allow humanitarian aid at scale into the starving Gaza Strip, as it agreed to do 11 days ago in the ceasefire. The World Food Programme said supplies entering Gaza fall far short of the 2,000 tonnes daily because only two crossings have been opened by Israel. Only 900 trucks have entered Gaza since October 10, when the truce began, but 600 trucks are needed daily for malnourished Palestinians. Gideon Levy, a columnist with Israel’s Haaretz newspaper, told Al Jazeera that Prime Minister Netanyahu will only fully open all the entry points for aid if the US makes him. “Much depends on the Americans. Netanyahu right now doesn’t have much freedom to do what he wants,” he told Al Jazeera, noting the high-level US delegation now in Israel to apply pressure. “They are going to sit on Netanyahu and not let him sabotage the agreement. No doubt Netanyahu is unhappy with the outcome to end the war, and he will do whatever he can in order to prolong these tensions so Israel can retaliate [against Hamas].” Levy said the ceasefire is “very fragile, but as long as the Americans are devoted, I’m not worried.” Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe
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