The Israeli military, which has been widely accused of weaponizing aid against starving and sick Palestinians, suspended the delivery of humanitarian assistance just 11 days after Israel and Hamas both agreed to President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the more than two years of what human rights groups and experts call the genocide in Gaza. “Hamas will pay a heavy price for any shooting and violation of the ceasefire, and if the message is not understood the intensity of the responses will increase,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told Israeli media. “These violations have included crimes of direct gunfire against civilians, deliberate shelling and targeting, and the arrest of a number of civilians, reflecting the occupation’s continued policy of aggression despite the declared end of the war,” the office said in a Saturday statement.
Author: Sanjana Karanth
Published at: 2025-10-19 20:28:22
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