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From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 16, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 16, 2023
Likud ministers oppose temporary truce to allow aid into Gaza
Then-energy minister Israel Katz speaks at a conference in Tel Aviv, March 13, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Several Likud ministers are vehemently opposing a reported US-brokered temporary truce to allow aid into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
Energy Minister Israel Katz says he “bitterly opposes the opening of the blockade and the introduction of goods into Gaza on humanitarian grounds.”
“Our commitment is to the families of the murdered and kidnapped hostages — not to the Hamas murderers and those who helped them,” he says.
Culture Minister Miki Zohar also objects. “Those who massacre children, rape women and kidnap babies do not deserve any mercy.”
