A US-led effort to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and provide an exit from the bombarded territory for foreign nationals faltered on Monday, despite international warnings of the mounting human toll from the Israel-Hamas war.
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Two ministers in Netanyahu’s government also vehemently rejected the idea of opening Rafah, with energy minister Israel Katz saying he “bitterly opposes” such a step.
“Our commitment is to the families of the murdered and kidnapped hostages — not to the Hamas murderers and those who helped them,” Katz said.
In comments that highlight the emotions stirred by the conflict, he accused the UN of becoming a “propaganda arm of a terrorist Isis organisation”.
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Two ministers in Netanyahu’s government also vehemently rejected the idea of opening Rafah, with energy minister Israel Katz saying he “bitterly opposes” such a step.
“Our commitment is to the families of the murdered and kidnapped hostages — not to the Hamas murderers and those who helped them,” Katz said.
In comments that highlight the emotions stirred by the conflict, he accused the UN of becoming a “propaganda arm of a terrorist Isis organisation”.
