Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have instructed the IDF to present an action plan within 48 hours to prevent Hamas from seizing humanitarian aid intended for civilians in Gaza.
The directive follows footage published on social media on Wednesday showing armed Hamas terrorists once again intercepting aid shipments entering the northern Gaza Strip and stealing supplies from local residents.
Arutz Sheva-Israel National News has learned that following the publication of the video, a tense conversation took place between Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Prime Minister Netanyahu, during which Smotrich made it clear that returning to the period where aid was delivered and managed by Hamas is not an option for him.
In addition, Arutz Sheva-Israel National News learned that the transfer of aid to Gaza has been halted, and at the demand of Netanyahu and Katz, the IDF will present a new plan that will prevent Hamas from taking control.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who shared the video of Hamas stealing aid on his X account, wrote, “Soldiers in the field explained to me that current orders allow these trucks in without proper oversight. This is how we continue to fuel Hamas with money and power. Government ministers promised that ‘not a single grain would enter,’ and as usual, the reality is the opposite. Shameful.”