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Netanyahu denies Israel is to blame for conditions in Gaza camps

Netanyahu denies Israel is to blame for conditions in Gaza camps


Netanyahu denies Israel is to blame for conditions in Gaza camps

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected accusations that Israel has been delaying the entry of winter supplies into the Gaza Strip.

He instead blamed Hamas, saying the Palestinian terrorist group refuses to disarm and seizes humanitarian aid for military use. 

The prime minister's remarks came after the U.S.-created Board of Peace said Monday that Israel’s delays in allowing winter supplies into Gaza had “exacerbated the consequences of a foreseeable humanitarian challenge.”

The United Nations and other aid groups say more than 150,000 tents and pumps to remove floodwater are ready to enter Gaza, but Israel hasn't authorized their entry.