Israel says it will open new aid routes into Gaza after Joe Biden call | BBC News

Israel has said it has approved the opening of two humanitarian routes into Gaza, to allow more aid into the territory.

The Erez Gate in northern Gaza will be temporarily re-opened for the first time since the start of the war and Ashdod Port will also be opened for humanitarian deliveries.

More aid from Jordan will also be allowed to enter via the Kerem Shalom Crossing.

It comes hours after US President Joe Biden spoke with Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since seven aid workers were killed – something which Israel described as a “grave mistake”.

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