Today, Friday, he announced his intention to reopen the Kissufim crossing to increase the volume and routes of humanitarian aid to the Strip.

The army said in a statement on the “X” platform that it is preparing, through the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories and the Southern Command, to open the Kissufim crossing “in implementation of the directives of the political level and within the framework of efforts aimed at increasing the volume and routes of aid to Gaza.”

The statement added, “The entry through the Kissufim crossing has become possible following the engineering work carried out by the army in the region in recent weeks.”

The statement explained: “As part of this work, the forces built inspection facilities and protective infrastructure, and paved roads inside Israeli territory and inside Gaza, to allow the transfer of aid to the southern part of Gaza. This was done while ensuring the safety of Israeli communities along the border with Gaza.

This step comes amid increasing international pressure to increase the entry of aid into Gaza after relief agencies warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the northern Gaza Strip, where Israeli forces have been carrying out a major operation for more than a month.

US Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, wrote last month to Israeli officials, demanding that they take concrete measures to address the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian Strip.

The letter, published online by an Axios reporter, gave the Israeli government 30 days to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza