Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas have tried to block the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza over the past week, rallying at border crossings to protest and refusing to allow supplies to pass through Israel. They are obstructing convoys of trucks transporting them.
Since the beginning of the war, Israel has allowed dozens of trucks carrying humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip after inspection. It has allowed aid money to flow despite evidence that much of it is stolen by Hamas terrorists and armed groups and hidden from civilians.
Meanwhile, families of Israeli hostages are in a desperate situation, protesting not only in favor of the hostage trade but also against humanitarian aid being sent to Gaza, with more than 130 of them still in captivity. (It is thought that not all of them are alive).
They argue that Palestinians and Hamas should not receive food, fuel, water or medicine unless there is a guarantee that the hostages are also receiving aid. Hamas is believed to have already broken an agreement to deliver medicine to hostages in need.
as the time of israel NoteProtesters have blocked at least some aid trucks from entering Gaza via the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and southern Gaza for four consecutive days, from last Wednesday to this Sunday. succeeded in preventing it.
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Protesters have been kept away from the Kerem Shalom border with Gaza today as authorities declared a closed military zone, but since this morning many have blocked off the Nitzana border and are blocking aid trucks. blocking entry.
Activists and relatives of hostages have been crossing for the past week to prevent trucks carrying humanitarian aid from entering as long as terrorist group Hamas continues to hold 136 hostages and deny them basic rights. The sidewalk has been blocked.
The hostage families enjoy wide support in Israel, although many Israelis also support aiding Palestinian civilians.
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