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Netanyahu Says Allies Pressed Him to Resume Aid to Gaza
(AP-YouTube) Tia Goldenberg - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that his decision to resume limited aid to Gaza came after pressure from allies who said they wouldn't be able to grant Israel the support it needs to win the war so long as there were "images of hunger" coming out of the Strip. On Sunday Israel said it would allow a "basic" amount of aid into Gaza to prevent a "hunger crisis" from developing. In a video statement Monday, Netanyahu said, "We must not reach a situation of famine. From the beginning of the war we said that in order to complete the victory, to defeat Hamas and to free all our hostages - two missions that are intertwined - there is one essential condition. We must not reach a situation of famine - both for practical and diplomatic reasons. We simply won't have support and we won't be able to complete the mission of victory." "We are conducting an immense, intense and tremendous battle. There is progress. We are going to take control of the entire territory of the Gaza Strip. That's what we're going to do."