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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has deteriorated further over the past month, according to an assessment by aid groups, despite demands made by the Biden administration that Israel take specific steps to improve the situation within 30 days or risk jeopardizing the ongoing supply of U.S. arms.

A scorecard issued by eight aid organizations—including Mercy Corps, Save the Children, and Oxfam—found that there has been no improvement on most of the metrics laid out in an Oct. 13 letter that the Biden administration sent to the Israeli government.

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has deteriorated further over the past month, according to an assessment by aid groups, despite demands made by the Biden administration that Israel take specific steps to improve the situation within 30 days or risk jeopardizing the ongoing supply of U.S. arms.

A scorecard issued by eight aid organizations—including Mercy Corps, Save the Children, and Oxfam—found that there has been no improvement on most of the metrics laid out in an Oct. 13 letter that the Biden administration sent to the Israeli government.

Overall, the report concludes that the situation in Gaza has only declined during the 30-day period set out in the letter. While most benchmarks were marked for noncompliance, others were listed as partially implemented.

“Israel’s actions failed to meet any of the specific criteria set out in the U.S. letter,” the report said. “Israel not only failed to meet the U.S. criteria that would indicate support to the humanitarian response, but concurrently took actions that........

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