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Israel said to halt Gaza aid deliveries in wake of Smotrich threat to quit government
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Gunmen are seen on trucks carrying aid after they entered the northern Gaza Strip from Israel, west of Beit Lahia on June 25, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP)
Israel has halted aid deliveries into Gaza, according to Channel 12 news, which cites an Israeli official.
The report comes shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that he ordered the military to present a plan within the next two days on how to keep Hamas from stealing humanitarian assistance.
The Israeli official quoted by Channel 12 says the statement from the Prime Minister’s Office came after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened that he could no longer remain in the government if immediate action wasn’t taken to prevent aid from reaching Hamas.
The official say the pause on aid deliveries will remain in place until the IDF presents its plan.
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