Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza and warned of 바카라additional consequences바카라 for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn't extended.
Mediators Egypt and Qatar on Sunday accused Israel of violating humanitarian law by using starvation as a weapon.
Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza and warned of 바카라additional consequences바카라 for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn't extended.
Mediators Egypt and Qatar on Sunday accused Israel of violating humanitarian law by using starvation as a weapon.
The ceasefire's first phase saw a surge in humanitarian aid after months of growing hunger. Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the next phase Sunday hours after its first phase had ended and called Israel's decision to cut off aid 바카라a war crime and a blatant attack바카라 on a truce that took a year of negotiations before taking hold in January.
In the second phase, Hamas could release dozens of remaining hostages in return for an Israeli pullout from Gaza and a lasting ceasefire. Negotiations on the second phase were meant to start a month ago but haven't begun.
Israel said Sunday that a new US proposal calls for extending the ceasefire's first phase through Ramadan 바카라 the Muslim holy month that began over the weekend 바카라 and the Jewish Passover holiday, which ends April 20.
Under that proposal, Hamas would release half the hostages on the first day and the rest when an agreement is reached on a permanent ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The militants currently hold 59 hostages, 35 of them believed to be dead.
The US had no immediate comment. Netanyahu said Israel is fully coordinated with the Trump administration and the ceasefire will only continue as long as Hamas keeps releasing hostages.
Saying the ceasefire has saved countless lives, the International Committee of the Red Cross said 바카라any unravelling of the forward momentum created over the last six weeks risks plunging people back into despair.바카라
UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher called Israel's decision 바카라alarming," noting that international humanitarian law makes clear that aid access must be allowed.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged all parties to make every effort to prevent a return to hostilities in Gaza, and called for humanitarian aid to flow back into Gaza immediately and for the release of all hostages, said spokesman Stéphane Dujarric.
Five non-governmental groups asked Israel's Supreme Court for an interim order barring the state from preventing aid from entering Gaza, claiming the move violates Israel's obligations under international law: 바카라These obligations cannot be condition on political considerations.바카라
The war has left most of Gaza's population of over 2 million dependent on international aid. About 600 aid trucks had entered daily since the ceasefire began on Jan 19, easing fears of famine raised by international experts.
But residents said prices shot up as word of the closure spread.
From the heavily destroyed Jabaliya urban refugee camp, Fayza Nassar said the closure would worsen dire conditions.
바카라There will be famine and chaos,바카라 she said.
Hamas warned that any attempt to delay or cancel the ceasefire agreement would have 바카라humanitarian consequences바카라 for the hostages. The only way to free them is through the existing deal, the group said.
Families of hostages again pressed Israel's government.
바카라Postponing the negotiation on the deal for everyone's (release) can't happen," Lishay Miran-Lavi, wife of hostage Omri Miran, said in Tel Aviv. 바카라Hostages don't have time to wait for an ideal deal.바카라
Israel was accused of blocking aid throughout the war
Israel imposed a siege on Gaza in the war's opening days and only eased it under US pressure. UN agencies and aid groups accused Israel of not facilitating enough aid during 15 months of war.
The International Criminal Court said there was reason to believe Israel had used 바카라starvation as a method of warfare바카라 when it issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu last year. The allegation is also central to South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide.
Israel has denied the accusations. It says it has allowed in enough aid and blamed shortages on what it called the UN's inability to distribute it. It also accused Hamas of siphoning off aid 바카라 an allegation that Netanyahu repeated Sunday.
Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, said Israel as an occupying power has an 바카라absolute duty바카라 to facilitate humanitarian aid under the Geneva Conventions, and called Israel's decision 바카라a resumption of the war-crime starvation strategy바카라 that led to the ICC warrant.
The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostage.
Israel's offensive has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. It says more than half of those killed were women and children. It does not specify how many of the dead were combatants.
Israeli bombardment pounded large areas of Gaza to rubble and displaced some 90% of the population.