Israeli official says no decision yet on whether Gaza aid deliveries will be resumed

After reports of a bitter fight in last night’s security cabinet meeting between IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich over the distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel that “no decision has been made on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.”

“The political echelon instructed the defense establishment and the IDF to deny Hamas control over humanitarian aid and any situation that could develop,” says the official.

According to the leaked remarks from last night, the spat between the two men erupted after Defense Minister Israel Katz informed the cabinet that Israel would have no choice but to resume aid deliveries to the war-torn Gaza Strip within the next week or two, but must ensure that it does not reach Hamas.

Zamir, in response, is said to have told Katz that the military would not be responsible for distributing the aid.