Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that under pressure from allies, his decision to resume his decision to Gaza after a week of lockdown on allies, said they would not be able to grant Israel the support needed to win the war, as long as there are “hungry images” on the Palestinian territory.
Israel faces condemnation from the United Nations, aid organizations and some European allies as it blocks goods to war-affected territory, including food, fuel and medicine.
On Sunday, it said it would allow “basic” aid in Gaza to prevent the development of the “hunger crisis”. Food experts have warned that the risk of such a lockdown has erupted in Gaza, a territory of about 2 million people.
As Israel launches an offense in the Gaza Strip, it is a decision to pay assistance, which points to put pressure on Hamas to agree to a ceasefire agreement on Israel’s terms. On Monday, a military spokesman ordered the evacuation of Khan Younis, Gaza's second largest city, and Israel carried out large-scale operations earlier in the conflict, which put much of the area in ruins.
Under the newly launched air and ground offensive, Israel plans to replace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and ensure the distribution of aid within the territory.
Netanyahu said on Monday that the plan would include “control of all Gaza.”
Netanyahu's “red line” in Gaza
Under the Trump administration, the United States – Israel's top ally – avoids criticizing Israel's steps in the campaign against Hamas and blames militant groups on the humanitarian crisis.
But it increasingly emphasizes the plight of Gaza civilians. President Donald Trump, during his recent trip to the Middle East – who did not stop in Israel – expressed concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and his Secretary of State Marco Rubio also said he said during his visit to Turkey that he was “troubled”.
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Netanyahu said in a video statement to social media that Israel’s allies expressed concern about the “image of hunger.”
He said Israel’s “greatest friend in the world”, including the senators, did not mention a particular nation, saying “We cannot stand one thing. We cannot accept the image of hunger, mass hunger. We cannot stand it. We will not be able to support you.”
Netanyahu said the situation is approaching the “red line” and “dangerous points”, but it is unclear whether he refers to the crisis in Gaza or the crisis in which allies potentially lose support.
“So, in order to win, we need to solve this problem somehow,” Netanyahu said.
The video statement appears to calm the anger of Netanyahu nationalist bases and decides to restore aid. Netanyahu is under pressure from two far-right management partners to not send aid back to Gaza. At least one of them said on Monday that he was very cautious about the decision.
“Minimum” aid can allow
Netanyahu said the aid that will be provided will be “minimum” without specifying exactly when it will resume and will serve as a bridge to start the start of a new approach in Gaza, which will allow U.S.-supported organizations to distribute aid in an organized hub in Gaza, which will be secured by the Israeli military.
Israel said the plan was designed to prevent Hamas from getting aid, and Israel said it was used to strengthen Gaza's rules.
The aid group said the mechanism was unrealistic and that it would not reach the most vulnerable Palestinians and said they would not participate because it did not align with their humanitarian principles.
A UN official said the 20 vehicles carrying 20 aid trucks expected to be shipped on Monday. The official did not have the authority to briefly introduce the media and had a conversation under anonymity.
Israeli authorities have not commented on when aid will begin to enter.
An Associated Press photographer saw at least three trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Israeli side of the intersection with Gaza, but soon after they drove back to Israel.
As aid awaits re-enter the territory, the battle continues to irritate there, including a raid in the southern city of Khan Younis, where Palestinian residents speak of secret Israeli forces disguised as displaced Palestinians.
The group said the unit killed Ahmed Sarhan, the leader of the armed Resistance Commission in the gunfight, and detained his wife and children.
According to Nasser Hospital, the troops drove onto a civilian vehicle and carried out a raid under heavy shooting, killing at least six people, including Salhan. They put what seemed to be luggage and blankets on the white car.
Similarly, on Monday, a school-turned-Israel air strike for Palestinians displaced in Nuseirat refugee camps killed five people, including a woman and a girl, and injured 18 people, most of them children, according to Al-Awda Hospital.
The conflict in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and kidnapped 251 people. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, Israel's retaliatory offensive killed more than 53,000 Palestinians, many of whom were women and children, which did not distinguish between civilians and combatants in their number.
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