Hamas says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to halt the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza is “cheap extortion, a war crime and a blatant attack on the [hostage-ceasefire] agreement.”
The terror group urges mediators to compel Israel to reverse the decision.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza has been a key issue since the war started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas led a devastating invasion of southern Israel in which terrorists killed some 1,200 people and abducted 251 to Gaza.
The Hamas statement comes after the Prime Minister’s Office said it was halting the entry of goods into the enclave over Hamas’s refusal to accept what Israel says is an American proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire through Passover and Ramadan alongside more hostage releases.
In its statement, the PMO claimed that Hamas has repeatedly violated the agreement, while Israel is in full compliance. However, the agreement states that talks on phase 2 of the deal would begin “no later than day 16.” Israel has not engaged in indirect talks with Hamas on the second phase of the agreement.
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