Israel to open three humanitarian routes into Gaza after 3 Brits killed – as Biden calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’

ISRAEL has agreed to open three humanitarian routes into Gaza.

The Erez Gate in northern Gaza will reopen temporarily, for the first time since the bloody Israel-Hamas war began in October.

AFPPalestinian workers, who were stranded in Israel since the October 7 attacks, cross back into the Gaza Strip[/caption]

ReutersUS President Joe Biden speaks on the phone with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday[/caption]

An aid convoy suffered direct missile hits to each car, killing seven charity workers – including three Brits – on Monday night

Ashdod Port will be opened for humanitarian deliveries, and more aid will be allowed to enter via the Kerem Shalom Crossing from Jordan.

It comes hours after US President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the situation in the besieged enclave is “unacceptable”.

The re-opening of the corridors was understood to have been specifically requested by Mr Biden, BBC reports.

During an hour-long phone call on Thursday, the US president demanded that Netanyahu push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

The heated conversation followed the deaths of seven aid workers – including three Brits – who were killed by an “unintentional” airstrike in Gaza on Monday night.

Israeli air force squadron “Black Snake” is thought to have blitzed the convoy of World Central Kitchen charity workers, who were delivering food aid to starving Palestinians in Gaza.

The British victims included former SBS hero John Chapman, 57, ex-Royal Marine James Henderson, 33, and ex-Rifleman James Kirby, 47.

An Australian, a Pole, an American Palestinian, and a Canadian-Palestinian were also killed.

Mr Biden warned Netanyahu on Thursday that Israel could lose US support if civilians continue to get hurt and killed, as the White House stipulated it wanted to see changes within “hours and days”.

The White House said in a read-out of the phone conversation: “President Biden emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable.

“He made clear the need for Israel to announce and implement a series of specific, concrete, and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering, and the safety of aid workers.

“He made clear that US policy with respect to Gaza will be determined by our assessment of Israel’s immediate action on these steps.”