The United States said on Tuesday that Israel is not currently obstructing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and therefore is not violating American law, thereby avoiding restrictions on American military aid.

Israel said it met most of the 16 specific demands put forward by Washington, but was still discussing some points. International humanitarian groups, however, said Israel had failed to fully meet any of those goals.

In an October 13 letter, the United States gave 30 days to comply.

Below are demands and responses from Israel’s military agency COGAT, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and a report from a coalition of eight humanitarian groups.

1. Allow a minimum of 350 trucks per day to enter Gaza through the four main crossing points and open a new fifth crossing point.

ISRAEL: Israel has authorized a daily average of 76 trucks over the past 30 days. Israel said it planned to reopen a fifth crossing, Kissufim.

UNITED NATIONS: On average, around 50 trucks per day have entered Gaza over the past month.

From October 1 to November 10, three crossings were opened and no new crossings were opened. Kissufim appears to have opened on November 12.

AID GROUPS: For 25 days, an average of 42 trucks per day entered Gaza. Three level crossings regularly received trucks, a fourth had on average none per day and a fifth did not open.

2. Institute adequate humanitarian pauses across Gaza as necessary to enable humanitarian activities for at least the next four months.

ISRAEL: “Subject to operational considerations, attempts are being made to implement, almost daily, tactical breaks along certain routes, allowing safer travel and facilitating the arrival of humanitarian convoys at their destination without interference, as well as daily humanitarian breaks in various areas. “.

UNITED NATIONS: No response.

AID GROUPS: Israel has not complied. In October, only 11% of goods arriving in warehouses were distributed.

3. Allow residents of Al-Mawasi and the humanitarian zone to move inland before winter.

ISRAEL: A spokesperson said people in these areas were allowed to travel within the country, but he did not know how many were.

UNITED NATIONS: “We cannot quantify this,” OCHA said.

AID GROUPS: Partial compliance as only a limited number of people were allowed to move inland during the 30-day period.

4. Strengthen the security of fixed humanitarian sites and movements.

ISRAEL: Security is in place but has not been increased in the past month.

UNITED NATIONS: “Humanitarian convoys continue to face serious security incidents when collecting humanitarian supplies in Kerem Shalom. Humanitarian facilities have come under fire.”

AID GROUPS: “Not only has Israel failed to take demonstrable steps to improve the security of the humanitarian response, it has also worsened security risks for humanitarians. Israeli forces repeatedly attacked humanitarian sites and frontline responders during the 30-day period. »

5. Cancel evacuation orders when there is no operational need

ISRAEL: The evacuation of civilians from combat zones was aimed at their protection and the Israeli army “is committed to international law and acts accordingly”.

UNITED NATIONS: As of August 25, nearly 90% of Gaza was under evacuation order. Around 79% of Gaza remained under evacuation order as of November 11.

AID GROUPS: Israel’s evacuation orders are not compatible with international law. Within 30 days, an evacuation order was canceled. Six new evacuation orders were implemented in October and early November.

6. Facilitate the rapid implementation of the UN World Food Program winter and logistics plan to repair roads, install warehouses and expand platforms and transit areas.

ISRAEL: He “absolutely” met this requirement, the spokesperson said. A winter humanitarian assessment has been carried out and is being carried out, including providing shelter materials and repairing roads.

UNITED NATIONS: No response

AID GROUPS: Israel has failed to do this and has refused WFP travel requests to repair roads, create new warehouses and expand transit areas. Israel has rejected requests to transport blankets, heating equipment and clothing.

7. Ensure that Israeli coordination and liaison officers can communicate with humanitarian convoys at checkpoints

ISRAEL: COGAT sits with representatives of international organizations in a common workroom and they are in constant contact with the trucks on the ground.

UNITED NATIONS: CLA officers can communicate with humanitarian convoys at checkpoints, “however, UN convoys rarely encounter CLA officers at checkpoints.”

AID GROUPS: CLA agents do not communicate with humanitarian convoys at checkpoints.

8. Assign division-level liaison officers from Southern Command to the Joint Coordination Council.

ISRAEL: This did not happen.

UNITED NATIONS: No response.

HELP GROUPS: No agents have been assigned as required.

9. Remove restrictions on the use of closed containers and trucks and increase the number of licensed drivers to 400.

ISRAEL: Israel does not allow closed trucks into Gaza because they pose a security threat, the spokesperson said. “It will be used to traffic weapons. Last week, they found a bag of bullets in a humanitarian truck, for example.”

The spokesperson said there were around 75 drivers with security clearance and discussions were underway to increase that number.

UNITED NATIONS: No response.

AID GROUPS: Israel has not complied with any of these demands.

10. Remove an agreed list of essential items from the restricted dual-use list.

ISRAEL: “We are making efforts to achieve this,” said the COGAT spokesperson.

UNITED NATIONS: No response.

HELP GROUPS: Most of the list remains very small and the list is administered inconsistently.

11. Ensure expedited processing of customs clearance at the port of Ashdod for humanitarian aid destined for Gaza.

ISRAEL: “Israel has implemented targeted measures to significantly improve the volume and effectiveness of aid entering through the port of Ashdod, primarily from Cyprus,” Israel said. This meant improving logistics and coordination.

UNITED NATIONS: No response.

AID GROUPS: Israel has failed to systematically speed up the processing of customs clearance formalities at the port.

12. Remove customs requirements on the Jordan corridor until the UN can implement its own process.

ISRAEL: Israel has streamlined customs processing for the UN to allow standardized processing of humanitarian shipments.

UNITED NATIONS: Aid deliveries are considered donations and no customs or import fees are paid to Israel. As agreed, a UN mechanism under UN Security Council Resolution 2720 facilitates Israeli customs clearance processes.

AID GROUPS: A problematic customs clearance requirement introduced by Israel over the summer has been lifted for 30 days. But the procedures remain cumbersome for humanitarian organizations.

13. Allow aid via a Jordanian corridor to enter Gaza through northern and other crossings as agreed.

ISRAEL: COGAT spokesperson said that every week, 30 to 50 trucks enter through the western Erez crossing.

UNITED NATIONS: Trucks from the Jordanian corridor unloaded their goods at Zikim (West Erez) to access northern Gaza.

Since October 10, 374 trucks have been sent to Gaza via the Jordanian corridor.

HELP GROUPS: The corridor is “apparently functional but far from being at full capacity.” They gave Israel a partial compliance rating.

14. Reintegrate a minimum of 50 to 100 commercial trucks per day.

ISRAEL: COGAT spokesperson said no commercial goods are allowed into Gaza because Hamas controls traders.

UNITED NATIONS: Israel has not allowed commercial goods into Gaza since October 2.

HELP GROUPS: No commercial trucks have entered since September 30.

15. Reaffirm that there will be no Israeli government policy of forced evacuation of civilians from the north to the south of Gaza.

ISRAEL: The Israeli army is operating in northern Gaza to target Hamas infrastructure. To minimize harm to civilians, it warns the population and removes uninvolved people from combat zones. Humanitarian aid will continue in northern Gaza and the Jabalia region.

UNITED NATIONS: There were forced evacuations.

AID GROUPS: Israel ordered civilians to leave, including hospital patients. Over the previous four weeks, some 100,000 people had been displaced from northern Gaza.

16. Ensure that humanitarian organizations have continued access to northern Gaza from Israel and from southern Gaza.

ISRAEL: “Yes, we allow it,” said the COGAT spokesperson.

UNITED NATIONS: OCHA says humanitarians do not have continued access to northern Gaza.

AID GROUPS: Israel has failed to do this.