Report: PM decides against far-right calls for IDF to distribute Gaza aid

The Kan public broadcaster reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “effectively” decided against calls from far-right ministers in his government to have the IDF be tasked with distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza.

The call was issued amid claims that Hamas has managed to maintain control over aid distribution.

The security establishment has pushed back against the far-right proposal, fearing that it would endanger troops and lead to the army indefinitely occupying Gaza.

Kan says Israel will instead look into hiring a private security contractor, though analysts have long dismissed the idea as unrealistic.

The international community has pushed for Israel to allow the Palestinian Authority to take over such operations, but Netanyahu has rejected the idea outright.