# Israel’s Defence minister Israel Katz says the country would continue to block humanitarian aid from entering the war-battered Gaza Strip, where intense aerial and ground assaults have resumed. He says blocking this aid is one of the main pressure levers preventing Hamas from using it as a tool with the population. Earlier the UN warned the territory was facing its most severe humanitarian crisis since the war began in October 2023. Israel has blocked aid from entering since 2 March.
Israel’s Defence minister says they will continue to block aid from entering Gaza