Israel re-opens crossing to allow aid to flow into the hard-hit northern Gaza Strip

Israel re-opened a crossing on Wednesday to allow aid to flow into the hard-hit northern Gaza Strip.

“This is the first day that we re-opened Erez crossing for a robust and continuous route for entrance of humanitarian aid into Gaza,” said Col. Moshe Tetro, head of COGAT’s Coordination and Liaison Administration to Gaza.

The U.S. has been pressuring Israel to do more to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, especially the devastated north.

International aid organizations have reported a widespread humanitarian disaster, warning that hundreds of thousands of people in…