Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisroel Katz have instructed the IDF to develop a comprehensive strategy within two days to stop Hamas from hijacking humanitarian supplies meant for Gaza’s civilian population.
This move comes after video footage circulated online on Wednesday, showing Hamas operatives armed with weapons forcibly taking aid shipments in northern Gaza and stripping them from the hands of local residents.
According to Arutz Sheva-Israel National News, the video’s release sparked a heated exchange between Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister Netanyahu. During their discussion, Smotrich emphasized that he would not support any return to a system where Hamas controls and distributes humanitarian aid.
The same outlet also reported that, in light of the incident, aid transfers into Gaza have been suspended. Netanyahu and Katz have demanded that the IDF devise a revised mechanism to ensure that Hamas cannot seize the shipments.
Naftali Bennett, a former prime minister, posted the disturbing footage on his X account, stating: “Soldiers in the field explained to me that current orders allow these trucks in without proper oversight. This is how we continue to fuel Hamas with money and power. Government ministers promised that ‘not a single grain would enter,’ and as usual, the reality is the opposite. Shameful.”
{Matzav.com}