‘A serious mistake, delaying our victory’: Ben Gvir slams resumption of aid to Gaza

By Sam Sokol 20 May 2025, 3:28 pm

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Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir leads an Otzma Yehudit faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 12, 2025 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Far right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir slams the resumption of humanitarian aid to Gaza after the United Nations announces that Israel has permitted the entrance of 100 additional aid trucks into the coastal territory today.

In a statement, Ben Gvir complains that the aid is entering Gaza “while our hostages continue to be dragged through the tunnels” and states that “there is no way to guarantee [that the supplies] will not end up in the hands of Hamas murderers.”

“This is a serious mistake, which is delaying our victory. I call once again on the prime minister to explain to our friends in the White House the implications of this ‘aid,’ which only prolongs the war and delays our victory and the return of all our hostages,” he says.