US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the US has received notification from Israel that a new crossing point will be opened in the Gaza Strip of Palestine, allowing more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

Miller said that the Israeli side informed the US that they hope to open a new crossing in the Kisufim area of southern Gaza Strip "within the next few days."

On the date, people in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis purchased flatbread at the only bakery still in operation. Photo by Rizek Abdel Jabar, Xinhua News Agency.

On the same day, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that Israel has made some efforts in improving the situation for aid supplies entering Gaza, but "much more needs to be done."

10月13日，奥斯汀和美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯致信以方，要求以方在11月13日前采取措施，改善加沙地带人道主义状况，否则可能导致美方对以军事援助在法律等层面受限。本月4日，米勒谈及以方是否达到美方设定标准时，表示给以色列“打不及格”，因为信中建议尚未得到落实。
美方建议包括以方必须允许每天至少350辆运送食品和其他物资的卡车进入加沙地带、反对以色列以立法手段切断与联合国近东巴勒斯坦难民救济和工程处（近东救济工程处）的联系等。然而，以色列外交部本月4日宣布，以方已正式通知联合国，取消1967年与近东救济工程处达成的合作协议。
同在本月4日，联合国官员表示以色列近期限制运入加沙地带人道主义援助物资的规模，为近段时间以来最小规模，无法满足加沙民众需求。（孙硕）

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