“No aid will reach Hamas. Period. Anyone who says otherwise is simply lying,” Religious Zionist Party chairman and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said during a press conference on Monday.
The statement addressed the renewed aid that Israel is allowing into Gaza. He stated, “It will not reach Hamas. It will allow civilians to eat, our friends around the world to continue providing us with an international protection umbrella at the Security Council and The Hague, and us to keep fighting, God willing, until victory.”
“For two and a half months, we did not allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, creating enormous pressure on Hamas — and rightly so. But pressure must be managed so it doesn’t explode on us.” He said.
He continued, “When the IDF resumed full efforts to conquer Gaza, moving civilians from areas with some remaining food, our great friends worldwide — those who support us and understand that we cannot stop just before complete victory and Hamas’s destruction — asked us to help them help us dispel starvation claims. We must do so. Without this, we cannot fight and win. This is not surrendering to pressure, but doing the right thing to stay focused on the main goal: destroying Hamas.”
He went on to explain as someone who refused to back down on his own personal stance on the need for Israel to fight this war until it is won without any hesitation, and made strides to make the changes to the mess that was the former aid distribution system in Gaza, and has countless close family members fighting there, he is willing to stake his name on this.
Hamas will not receive any aid coming into Gaza
He continued, “This may not be popular in the base or politically profitable. It is far easier to shout and compete over who is more right-wing or tougher. But from day one of the war, I put all politics aside. When my brothers risk their lives in war, I don’t play politics. I am even willing not to be re-elected for the sake of victory.”
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