Israel transported 50 trucks of humanitarian aid from Jordan to Gaza on Wednesday, October 16, after the US warned the country that they would curb missile supplies to Israel if they didn’t let more aid in.

There was no official response from the Israeli government, a day after the United States threatened consequences if it didn’t let more relief into Gaza within 30 days.

The United States is watching to ensure that Israel's actions on the ground show that it does not have a "policy of starvation" in the northern Gaza Strip, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Security Council on Wednesday.

The administration is urging Israel to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza or risk a cut to arms sales, the starkest threat by the U.S. since the war began last year.

The Israel Defence Forces ( IDF) claimed they had conducted a “precise strike” on a “terrorist” headquarters adjacent to a hospital. On October 6th nearby Jabalia, a refugee camp, was surrounded by an armoured division.

Israel must not implement a “policy of starvation” in Gaza, the US warned its ally on Wednesday, saying such an outcome would be horrific. Washington is stepping up pressure on Israel as it encircles parts of northern Gaza and ramps up attacks in what observers fear is a siege aimed at starving Hamas fighters into submission.

Israel launched a new offensive in northern Gaza earlier this month, making it even more difficult to get aid in, and the UN’s human rights office warns that the IDF “appears to be cutting off North Gaza completely.