The IDF Spokesman categorically denies International Red Cross statements that falsely claim that the IDF is besieging PA villages and depriving residents of their humanitarian needs. The IDF counterstatement said that because of Palestinian Authority-encouraged terrorist activities against Israelis, the IDF and security forces are forced to impose a closure, which includes blocking roads, on PA areas, in order to safeguard the security of Israel\'s citizens. \"Nevertheless,\" the IDF statement continued, \"the IDF does its best to allow humanitarian relief to the residents, even when the roads are blocked... The fact that the Palestinian Authority does nothing to prevent terrorist activity from its territories harms, first and foremost, the residents of the PA themselves.\"