Israel will take control of the entire Gaza band, says Netanyahu
Israel will allow humanitarian aid supplies.
Tel Aviv. Israel will take control of the whole territory Gaza bands and makes it impossible for a militant movement HamasTo loot humanitarian aid for Palestinians, the Israeli Prime Minister said on Monday Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to him, Israel must prevent the famine in the Gaza Strip for « practical and diplomatic reasons », AFP reports.
They want to check the whole of Gaza
The Israeli army announced on Sunday that it has also launched an extensive operation of ground units, which is taking place in the north and south of the Palestinian coastal enclave as part of its new big offensive against Hamas.
Netanyahu said in a video published on the telegram that the army is fights with militants intensively, but that Israel is making progress.
UN and Arab states criticize Israel for stopping aid to Gaza Read
« We will take control of the whole zone (Gaza). We will not give up. But to succeed, we must act unstoppably, » he said.
On Sunday, the Israeli government announced that it will allow the supply of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, which has blocked almost three months in a declared effort to force Hamas to release the remaining hostages.
According to the Israeli government, this will be an import of the basic amount of food.
Under pressure
It took this step at a time when Israel is getting under increasing international pressure from its ally, the United States to cancel the blockade.
The observers are afraid that the new Israeli offensive will require many other victims in Gaza, where people live in catastrophic conditions, and at the same time warn against the impending famine due to lack of humanitarian aid.
« We must not allow the population (Gaza) to fall to famine for both practical and diplomatic reasons, » Netanyahu said in the video, adding that even Israel friends will not tolerate « shots of mass famine ».
US President Donald Trump Last week he admitted that he was « starving many people in the Palestinian enclave. At the same time, he announced that the United States would « take care of it ».
Also new Pope Leo XIV. In a speech before Prayer Regina Caeli (rejoice, the Queen Heaven), at the end of his inaugural Mass on Sunday in the Vatican, he called on believers not to forget their « brothers and sisters suffering as a result of war. » In particular, he mentioned children, families and older people suffering from hunger in the Gaza Strip.
The step of the Israeli government to restore the supply of part of the humanitarian aid was criticized by some of its far right members. Netanyahu rejected this criticism on Monday as « natural » and described the government’s decision « difficult but necessary ». According to AP, he indicated that it was made under the pressure of the Allies of Israel.
