Israel has agreed to import limited quantities of fuel into the Gaza Strip to ensure international support for the fight against Hamas, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Humanitarian aid is essential for continued international support,” Netanyahu said tonight in Tel Aviv.
That is why, at the request of the USA, the import of two tanker trucks per day was allowed in the coastal strip.
“Minimum emergency quantity”
He spoke of a “minimum emergency quantity”. This should help the sewage system function and thus prevent the outbreak of epidemics. “The disease outbreak would harm residents of the Gaza Strip as well as Israeli soldiers,” he said. There is also a risk that it could spread to Israeli territory.
Netanyahu reiterated that the war in Gaza would continue until the Islamic terrorist organization Hamas was defeated. “We will only agree to a temporary ceasefire in Gaza and only in exchange for the repatriation of our hostages,” he said of negotiations to release those abducted.
Minister of Defense: “Second phase” of the war
Defense Minister Joav Galant said the army was in the “second phase” of the war. The army is attacking more and more targets
northeastern part of the coastal area. Like Netanyahu, he said there were already “thousands of terrorists and many commanders”.
was killed.
He announced that there would soon be an increase in attacks in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Benni Ganz, War Cabinet Minister, said: “The military operation
it will be expanded and will only end when we can guarantee safety.”