Israel to allow food into Gaza, Netanyahu says, hours after military launches new ground operative

The Israeli PM's office said, 'Israel will allow a basic amount of food for the population to ensure that a hunger crisis does not develop in the Gaza Strip.'

Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on 2 January 2025. | File Photo | Hatem Khaled | Reuters

Jerusalem: Israel will allow some food into Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday, hours after the military announced it had launched a new ground operation in the enclave.

“Israel will allow a basic amount of food for the population to ensure that a hunger crisis does not develop in the Gaza Strip,” Netanyahu’s office said.

(Reporting by Maayan Lubell; Editing by Will Dunham)

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