Hundreds of truckloads of life saving supplies are waiting to enter Gaza, sitting just across the border, but are denied entry by Israeli authorities. There is no ambiguity here. Netanyahu's extremist government talks openly about using humanitarian aid as a weapon. Defense Minister Israel Katz said, quote, Israel's policy is clear. No humanitarian aid will enter Gaza and blocking this aid is one of the main pressure levers, end of quote. Mr. President, starving children to death as a weapon of war is a clear violation of the Geneva Convention, the Foreign Assistance act and basic human decency. (01:37–01:54)
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Asserts that Israel's policy is to block humanitarian aid to Gaza as a pressure tactic.
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