A total of 107 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid reached the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom checkpoint yesterday, BNR reported.
Last week, humanitarian aid reached the territory for the first time in almost three months.
American representatives have asked Israel to postpone the announced increase in the intensity of operations in the Gaza Strip so that negotiations with the radical Palestinian movement "Hamas" for a ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages to continue
Yesterday, the army announced that it intends to occupy about 75% of the territory of the Palestinian enclave within two months, as part of the planned offensive. According to the newspaper "Yediot Ahronot", Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently holding discussions with senior military officials after pressure from Washington, which is in talks with the Islamists. One of the television stations also announced that the Americans have asked the Israeli side to postpone the operation.
Last week, Netanyahu withdrew Israeli negotiators from the talks in Doha. He motivated his decision by the fact that Hamas refused to accept the offer of the US special envoy Steve Witkoff for a short-term ceasefire in exchange for the release of half of the remaining living hostages. According to a Saudi publication, Israel plans to send a team to Cairo for talks later today, but Israeli military radio says the authorities have no such intentions.
US Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem is visiting Israel. She was welcomed by US Ambassador Mike Huckabee and spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The visit comes days after the murder of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington. A 31-year-old man was arrested in connection with the case after he shouted pro-Palestinian slogans outside the city's Jewish Museum. Investigators are examining a manifesto posted online, believed to have been signed by the suspect, in which he calls for revenge against Israel for the war in the Gaza Strip and the killing of Palestinians.
US President Donald Trump condemned the murder, saying it was motivated by anti-Semitism.