Overview

• Itamar Ben-Gvir announced on June 26 that he will ask Prime Minister Netanyahu to bring a cabinet vote on halting all humanitarian aid into Gaza
• The national security minister alleged that Hamas has been seizing food and supplies meant for civilians, calling current shipments “an absolute disgrace”
• Aid groups warn that Gaza’s 2.3 million people face acute food scarcity and a critical risk of famine after months of blockade
• Israel has recently loosened some entry rules, allowing limited UN convoys to deliver aid through designated crossings
• Rubble-blocked roads, ongoing military operations and repeated violence around convoys continue to hamper aid delivery