Israel inhibits humanitarian aid entry into the Gaza Strip, as the first phase of the truce agreement with Hamas was completed, as announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with a senior Palestinian organization official To speak of “cheap blackmail” and “coup”.

‘Upon completion of the first phase of the hostage agreement and given the Hamas’s refusal to accept the Witten plan To continue the talks in which Israel agreed, Prime Minister Netanyahu decided that this morning from this morning Any entry of products and supplies in the Gaza Strip is suspended‘, The announcement pointed out.

“Israel will not accept a truce without the liberation of our hostages”, the announcement was emphasized, threatening and ‘With other consequences»In case the disagreements with Hamas insist on the truce.

Earlier, Hamas demanded the start of the second phase of the truce with Israel in the Gaza Strip, which would start today, but Israel prefers a plan prolongation as the mid April which the US has proposed in front of the deadlock in the negotiations.

Agreement provides three phases of duration 42 days each.

During the first phase, the Palestinian organization liberated 25 hostages in Gaza and returned eight hostages to Israel, in exchange for about 1,800 Palestinian prisoners.

The second phase of this fragile truce- which was achieved after the US, Qatar and Egyptian mediation and after months of painful negotiations- should normally start today. This would be released by Hamas’ last hostages and many hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel.

The third phase will be dedicated to rebuilding the Gaza Strip, with the UN assessing more than $ 53 billion the cost of this project.

The agreement contains an article that provides for the Automatic extension of the first phase As long as the conversations last for the second.

So far Hamas insists on her refusal To discuss anything other than the implementation of the second phase, in which the Israeli troops will be withdrawn from Gaza.

Israel on the side of denies to committed to the second Phase, saying that he prefers to extend the first one, with new hostage releases every week in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. At the same time, Israel requires the complete demilitarization of Gaza and the elimination of Hamas. The Palestinian organization insists that it will remain in the enclave.