Bernie Sanders welcomes Israel's steps on aid, but says military aid should be conditioned

US Senator Bernie Sanders released a statement about Israel's decision to allow more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

"These are welcome if long-overdue steps. But, given Israel’s horrendous humanitarian record thus far, these commitments must be closely monitored on a daily basis," Sanders said.

The US senator added that despite these steps, the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel's war in Gaza has gone too far.

"A significant majority of the American people now believe that Israel should not receive additional US military aid while this horrific humanitarian crisis endures. I agree," he said.

"The United States cannot be complicit in the use of starvation as a weapon of war."