Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that his decision to resume aid deliveries to Gaza after a weeks-long blockade came after pressure from allies.
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In a video statement posted on social media, Netanyahu said that Israel's allies had expressed concern about "images of famine" and that Israel's "greatest friends in the world," without specifying which ones, had told him that "scenes of mass starvation are something they cannot bear, cannot accept" and that they "will not be able to support it."
"Therefore, in order to achieve victory, we need to somehow solve the problem," Netanyahu added.
He specified that "minimal assistance" would be allowed, but did not say when.
Israeli authorities said on Sunday they would resume aid deliveries to the war-torn territory after a complete halt to imports since early March, and confirmed that the blockade of goods, including fuel, food and medicine, was aimed at increasing pressure on the Hamas militant group in Gaza.
The weeks-long interruption in aid deliveries has deepened an already dire humanitarian crisis and prompted experts to warn of mass starvation.
The change in approach came as Israel launched a new offensive to capture Gaza, displacing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and ensuring the delivery of aid within the territory.
Israeli authorities have said that these are ways to encourage Hamas to agree to a ceasefire agreement on Israeli terms.
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