Israel says it will reopen key border crossing into Gaza for more aid

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UPDATES FROM OUR WEATHER TEAM ON CBSNEWYORK.COM. >>> NOW TO THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR, ISRAEL SAYS IT WILL REOPEN A KEY BORDER CROSSING INTO GOES ON FOR MORE AID TO GET THROUGH. >> CBS 2'S DICK BRENNAN IS HERE WITH MORE. >> THE U.S. GIVES ISRAEL MORE THAN $3 BILLION WORTH OF MILITARY AID EVERY YEAR, BUT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS DEMANDING AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE, A DEAL TO BRING THE HOSTAGES HOME, AND WANTS CONCRETE STEPS TO STOP CIVILIAN SUFFERING. TONIGHT IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PHONE CALL WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, THE U.S. SAYS ISRAEL AGREED TO OPEN THREE PORTS OF ENTRY INTO GAZA, INCLUDING THE IN NORTHERN GAZA AND THE ASHDOD PORT AND TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE DELIVERIES FROM JORDAN DIRECTLY TO GAZA. >> IF WE DON'T SEE THE CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO SEE, THERE WILL BE CHANGES IN OUR OWN POLICY. >> BIDEN DELIVERED THAT BLUNT MESSAGE TO NETANYAHU IN A TENSE 30-MINUTE CALL IT. COMES AS THE ADMINISTRATION HAS SEEMINGLY LOST PATIENCE WITH ISRAEL, PARTICULARLY AFTER AN IDF STRIKE IN GAZA KILLED SEVEN HUMANITARIAN AID WORKERS. >> WE'RE EXTREMELY SAD FOR THE LOSS OF OUR SON, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE KNOW ABOUT HIS STRONG DEVOTION TOWARDS HIS WORK, TOWARDS HIS FAMILY. >> THE PARENTS OF 33-YEAR-OLD JACOB FLICKINGER, ONE OF THE SEVEN KILLED, A DUAL U.S.-CANADIAN CITIZEN, SAID THEIR SON WAS EXCEPTIONAL. >> HE WAS HESITANT TO GO AND HAS AN 18-MONTH-OLD SON. HE TOLD ME, DAD, I CAN HELP. I CAN MAYBE MAKE A DIFFERENCE. >> Reporter: THE WORLD KITCHEN WORKERS WERE DRIVING IN A SAFE ZONE IN MARKED VEHICLES AND HAD REGISTERED THEIR MOVEMENT WITH THE ISRAELI MILITARY BUT WERE TARGETED BY A DRONE ANYWAY IN WHAT THE ISRAELIS SAY WAS A MISTAKE, BUT CHEF ANDRES DISAGREED TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE WORKERS KILLED. >> SOME OF THE WORKERS THAT DIED WERE MY FRIENDS. HE WAS THE NICEST ANGEL YOU WILL EVER MEET. >> Reporter: IN A STATEMENT THE U.S. SAID IT WILL HOLD ISRAEL ACCOUNTABLE FOR MAKING POLICY CHANGES, BUT NOW A GROWING NUMBER OF DEMOCRATIC SENATORS WANT CONDITIONS PUT ON AID. >> WE'RE COMING TO THE POINT WHERE THE PRESIDENT WILL HAVE TO MAKE A PROFOUND DECISION AND THAT IS ARE WE GOING TO STOP SENDING U.S. MUNITIONS TO ISRAEL THAT ARE USED IN GAZA? >> THE IDF IS EXPECTED TO ISSUE ITS REPORT ON THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN ATTACK TOMORROW. THE WHITE HOUSE CLEARLY WANTS CHANGES IN ISRAELI POLICY TO MOVE ALONG QUICKLY. WHEN NATIONAL SECURITY SPOKESMAN JOHN KIRBY WAS ASKED HOW LONG ISRAEL
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Channel: CBS New York
Views: 28,107
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Keywords: CBS2 News At 11, Gaza, Israel
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Length: 2min 53sec (173 seconds)
Published: Fri Apr 05 2024
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