Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (July 27) that there is no starvation in Gaza as Israel allowed in aid throughout the war.
'We've enabled the amount required by international law to come in. There are hundreds and hundreds of trucks loaded with tons. So far we've supplied 1.9 million tons of food since the beginning of the war, almost 2 million tons. And now we have hundreds of trucks that are waiting on the Gazan side of the Kerem Shalom crossing,' he said at a Christian conference in Jerusalem.
Israel on Sunday announced a halt in military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza and new aid corridors as Jordan and the United Arab Emirates airdropped supplies into the enclave, where images of starving Palestinians have alarmed the world.
Israel has been facing growing international criticism, which the government rejects, over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and indirect ceasefire talks in Doha between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have broken off with no deal in sight.
UN to use 'humanitarian pauses' to try to reach Gaza's starving
U.S. President Donald Trump, on a visit to Scotland, said Israel would have to make a decision on its next steps in Gaza, and said he did not know what would happen after the collapse of ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations with Hamas.
The military said designated secure routes for convoys delivering food and medicine will also be in place between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. starting from Sunday.
(Production: Dedi Hayun, Lara Afghani)