‘No deal, no ceasefire, no aid,’ Ben Gvir says

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said on Friday that no ceasefire deal will be reached with Hamas and no humanitarian aid will be allowed into Gaza until the Palestinian group is defeated, reports middleeasteye.

He posted on X saying that “Hamas will not set conditions”

“No deal, no ceasefire, no aid – just continued fighting until [Hamas] are defeated in Gaza,” he wrote.

The far-right minister has also called for adding “pressure” on Hamas to capitulate while aid agencies warn that Palestinians are surviving on a critical rate due to the weeks long Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid into the Strip.

Ben Gvir said: “Exert all the power and might – until Hamas begs on its knees. Until complete victory”.

On Wednesday, Israel’s defence minister Israel Katz described the blockade as a “main pressure lever” against Hamas to surrender._Agencies.