US letter demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza

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The US has sent a strongly worded letter to Israel demanding it allows humanitarian aid into Gaza, after deliveries dropped by more than 50 per cent in the six months since the Israelis promised to do better.We ask one of Congress’s strongest supporters of Israel whether Washington should be prepared to cut arms supplies if Benjamin Netanyahu's government fails to comply, Also in the programme: we hear from the British climber who's conquered the world's 14 highest peaks - in her twenties; and cinema legend Al Pacino tells us how he nearly didn't make the final cut of The Godfather.(IMAGE: U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken speaks during a ministerial meeting of the Foreign Ministry Channel for Global Health Security, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in New York / CREDIT: Heather Khalifa/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)

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