Israel At War Sunday March 2

Israel at war day 513

- Qatari Foreign Ministry: "We strongly condemn the Israeli government's decision to stop the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip—this is a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement and international humanitarian law. We emphasize our absolute refusal to use food as a weapon of war and to starve civilians and call on the international community to oblige Israel to ensure the entry of humanitarian aid to all areas in the Gaza Strip."

- Israeli officials say that cutting off water and electricity to Gaza is definitely on the table, and this option was raised and heavily considered.

-The WH:  The US supports Israel's steps to halt any aid to Gaza, following the fact that Hams is not interested in continuing the ceasefire.

- President Donal Trump invited freed hostage Eli Sharabi and other freed hostages to the White House, after Trump watched Sharabi’s recent interviewon Channel 12’s Uvda program. He stated that he recited Shema Yisrael every morning from the time he was abducted, something he has never done before. “The power of emunah is astounding,” he added. “I felt like someone was watching over me.”

- Israel stopped all humanitarian aid to Gaza completely. The estimate in Israel is that the humanitarian aid that has entered the Gaza Strip will last between 4 months and six months for Hams - which has accumulated quite a bit in warehouses.

- Netanyahu: Hamas to face consequences for refusing to release hostages

- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a brief resumption of fighting against Hamas to pressure them into making further concessions, according to an Israeli television report aired Saturday as he held high-level deliberations on the stalled negotiations to advance to the second stage of the hostage

- Hamas official responded to Reuters on the Israeli decision to suspend the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza: "The decision complicates matters and affects the negotiation process, and Hamas is not responding to pressure.”

- Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem to Palestinian media outlet: "The remaining Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian factions in Gaza will not be released - except in a swap deal, which will be a result of the negotiations on the second phase of the ceasefire agreement."