"It is not possible to implement this plan while also strictly adhering to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality,impartiality, and independence, which I will not abandon," he added.
Israel previously approved resumption of Gaza aid amid wide-scale land operation in the Strip. According to a statement issued by the office of the Israeli Prime Minister, the blockade has been lifted because "the development of a hunger crisis in the Gaza Strip would endanger the continued operation to defeat Hamas."