Washington, DC - Marco Rubio, the top U.S. diplomat, said Israel allowed Israel to allow limited aid to enter Gaza after a month-long lockdown on food, medicine and other essential supplies.

During a Senate committee hearing Tuesday, Democrat Jeff Merkley made his stance on the Israeli blockade to Republican Rubio, which sparked concerns about an imminent famine in the Palestinian territory.

The Secretary of State replied that the United States is pleased to see humanitarian aid begin to enter the territory.

"Ultimately, I don't think you'll see events from the past few days without our participation and the participation of others," Rubio said.

Israel allowed several aid trucks to enter Gaza on Monday, and about 100 were cleared on Tuesday to reach the territory.

However, this number still represents a small proportion of the daily needs of Gaza's population, with more than 2.1 million people.

"Israel remains a strong ally. Our support," Rubio continued. "We understand why their security Hamas doesn't exist. We're also happy to see them allowing aid to start flowing and we hope that will continue."

Several Western countries, including close Israeli partners, have recently condemned Israel's siege of Gaza. British, French and Canadian leaders said in a joint statement on Monday that they were “feared” by Israel’s military escalation in Gaza and its blockade of humanitarian aid.

They threaten to take "specific actions", such as sanctions, if Israel continues to expand its military attacks.

Meanwhile, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump remains firmly supportive of Israel, but experts say recent moves from the White House show that the gap between the United States and Israel is growing.

Trump, for example, did not use Israel as a stop for his recent trip to the Middle East. He also launched diplomatic talks with Iran and announced a ceasefire with the Houthi group in Yemen, both of which are rivals to Israel in the region.

For example, Hushis continued to launch missiles and drones in Israel to support Palestinians in Gaza.

Nevertheless, over the past three months, the United States has refused to directly criticize Israel's decision to prevent food and medicine from reaching Gaza.

But last week, during the United Arab Emirates, Trump said he wanted to "care" the situation in Gaza.

"A lot of people are hungry. A lot of bad things have happened," he said.

Also last week, in an interview with the BBC, Rubio said he was “troubled” by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Tom Fletcher, the head of humanitarianism at the United Nations, also told the BBC on Tuesday that 14,000 children in Gaza are at risk of dying within the next 48 hours if the food does not reach the food.

Last year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to include starvation as a method of war among possible war crimes in Gaza.

Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel only allows “basic amounts of food” to enter Palestinian territory to avoid international pressure.

"Our best friends in the world - the senators I know are strong supporters of Israel - warned that if there is a large-scale hunger image, they will not be able to support us."

Gaza government media office said on Tuesday that at least 58 Palestinians have died of malnutrition in the past 80 days.

During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Rubio appeared to acknowledge that more aid would require Palestinians to reach Gaza.

"I understand that your point of view is not sufficient in quantity," Rubio told Merkley. "But we're glad to see the decision made."