The Israeli authorities arrested the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip this Sunday, after expiring the first phase of the high fire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the enclave, announced in a message the office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamín Netanyahu.
“With the end of phase 1 (…), Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided that, as of this morning, any entry of goods and supplies to the Gaza Strip will cease,” says the statement.
The authorities accused Hamas of “not accepting the draft of Witkoff to continue the conversations”, referring to a proposal that Israel attributes to the special American envoy Steve Witkoff to extend the first phase during the month of Ramadan in exchange for the release of half of the living and dead hostages that are still in Gaza.
“Israel will not accept the fire without the release of our hostages. If Hamas maintains its refusal, there will be more consequences,” Netanyahu’s office warned.
The first phase of the Alto El Fuego Agreement in Gaza ended this Saturday without Hamas and Israel reaching an agreement to implement the second, which should have entered into force this Sunday and that contemplates the delivery of the rest of living hostages in the enclave and the final end of the war.
