Article: Israeli defense minister says no humanitarian aid to enter Gaza as a tool of pressure on Hamas

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Apr 16, 2025

Israeli defense minister says no humanitarian aid to enter Gaza as a tool of pressure on Hamas

PHOTO CAPTION: Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip in this picture released on December 27, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces photo via Reuters)

(Reuters) - Israel will not allow any humanitarian aid to enter Gaza to pressure Hamas, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday as negotiations around an Israeli proposal for a Gaza ceasefire continued.

(Reporting by Tala Ramadan and Jana Choukeir; Editing by Michael Georgy)

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