In a harsher tone, he also declares that Israeli forces will now retain the areas where they have carried out attacks.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) describes it as the entire Gaza Strip being transformed into a large mass grave for the two million inhabitants. Leaks in Israel have claimed that the country's military will soon have to start letting in aid shipments again, but Katz asserts that this is not the case. The blockade that began on March 2 continues, he says, to put pressure on the Palestinian Hamas in the talks to resume a ceasefire.
On the other hand, Israeli media interpret it as the government soon having to back down. However, the idea is to use new private operators for aid, in the hope that Hamas will not get access to it.
Katz also signals that Israel's military presence in the Palestinian area is increasing.
"Unlike before, we will not leave areas that have been cleared and taken," he explains in a statement. The military "remains in security zones, as a buffer between the enemy and our communities, under all temporary or permanent solutions in Gaza – just like in Lebanon or Syria."
