Israel vows to continue blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza – Middle East Monitor

Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has reaffirmed that Israel will continue to block the entry of critical humanitarian supplies such as food, medicine, fuel and cooking oil into Gaza, despite mounting international criticism from medical aid groups.

“Israel’s policy is clear: no humanitarian aid will enter Gaza,” Katz said in a statement yesterday. “And blocking this aid is one of the main pressure levers preventing Hamas from using it as a tool with…