Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to prepare for possible humanitarian aid distribution in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli TV channel reports Channel 12.
According to journalists, the prime minister recently instructed the Israeli army to work on the logistics, operational mechanisms and manpower requirements needed for the distribution of humanitarian aid, which had previously been done by international organizations.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi opposed Netanyahu’s idea on the grounds that the lives and health of the soldiers would be at risk.
Before that, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs statedIt is reported that Netanyahu is trying to interfere with the mediation efforts of Egypt, Qatar and the US to resolve the situation in the Gaza Strip.
September 2 Netanyahu excluded Withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza-Egypt border.
Earlier in Tel Aviv, at a rally in support of the hostages output half a million Israelis.