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Many Arab countries and rights organizations have condemned the decision of Israel to stop Aid delivery To the Gaza tape, describing it as a flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement and international law using hunger as a weapon.

Israel I prevented the entry From the shipments of aid to Gaza on Sunday, hours after the first stage of the ceasefire with the Palestinian group, Hamas ended, which raised fears of hunger and more difficulties during The holy month of Ramadan This started during the weekend.

Egypt and Qatar, which mediated in the talks between Hamas and Israel, as well as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Jordan, issued data criticizing the Israeli step to prevent food, medicine and fuel in the tape.

In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said it “strongly condemns the Israeli government’s decision to prevent humanitarian aid and the nearby crossings used for relief efforts.”

The ministry said that the procedures violate the Fourth Geneva Convention and “All Religious Principles”. The Fourth Geneva Conference, which was adopted in 1949, provides humanitarian protection for civilians in war areas.

On Sunday night, Qatar also condemned the decision of Israel to prevent aid in Gaza and stressed “a fixed refusal to use food as a war weapon and the hunger of civilians.”

“We call on the international community to force Israel to ensure safe and sustainable entry for humanitarian assistance without obstacles.”

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A Palestinian woman is preparing for breakfast meals to break the fast during the holy month of Ramadan, in the Gabalia Refugee camp in northern Gaza [Mahmoud Issa/Reuters]

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “The Kingdom condemns and condemns the Israeli government’s decision to stop humanitarian aid to Gaza, using it as a tool for blackmail and collective punishment.”

He said that the decision was “a direct attack on the principles of international humanitarian law amid the continuous humanitarian crisis faced by the Palestinian people.”

Jordan said that the Israeli move threatens to “re -ignite the situation in the Strip.”

The Foreign Ministry said: “We emphasize the need for Israel to stop using hunger as a weapon against the Palestinians and innocent.”

Hani Mahmoud, from an island island, said that Israel once again used “food and water as a war weapon to achieve political gains.”

“When it comes to water, for example, 80 percent of Gaza’s cabinets were completely destroyed with water desalination infrastructure. So there is a complete dependence on trucks carrying water supply.”

“Hospitals, Meanwhile, are still struggling. With the decision to keep all aid coming to Gaza, including medical supplies, they are likely to continue to struggle to provide care for weak groups.”

Meanwhile, the International Committee for Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said: “Without reaching help, people’s lives are on the edge of a knife again.”

Anjita Kerda, the regional director of the Norwegian Refugee Council in the Middle East and North Africa, said that the aid ban to Gaza would lead to its civilian residents to “beyond the collapse.”

The government of Israel must immediately reflect this decision. “The international actors must do everything in their power to ensure that Gaza’s appeal is reached, so that the aid reaches the needy without any delay or another disruption,” Kerda said in a statement.

Hamas refuses to propose a new ceasefire

On Monday, Hamas accused Israel of trying to leave the next stage of the ceasefire talks and called on Israel’s decision to cut a “war crime and a blatant attack” on a truce that took a year of negotiations before it took over in January.

On Sunday, Israel said it would support a new proposal from the United States calling for an extension of the ceasefire through Ramadan and the Jewish Passover holiday, which ends on April 20.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that under this proposal, Hamas will launch half of the prisoners on the first day and the rest when an agreement is reached on a permanent ceasefire.

But Hamas RejectSaying that it will only launch the prisoners according to the original conditions of the agreement, which stipulated that the Israeli forces will withdraw permanently from Gaza and put an end to the war.

The ceasefire deal arrested the Israeli war on Gaza, which killed more than 4,8380 people, most of them women and children, and left the pocket in ruin.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest orders in favor of Netanyahu and former Defense Secretary Yuof Galet for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces the issue of genocide in the International Court of Justice for its warfare.

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2025-03-03 10:09:00

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