Israeli officials confirmed that the planned aid initiative would not launch today, on schedule, and would instead be postponed. Until the new plan is implemented, aid deliveries will continue as they have in recent weeks, with trucks entering the Gaza Strip. Officials voiced concern that the supplies might end up in the hands of the terrorist organization Hamas. According to Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), a total of 388 aid trucks entered Gaza last week.

An investigative report by The New York Times, published overnight Saturday to Sunday, exposed the humanitarian aid project now underway, which bypasses the UN framework. The project is being operated by the "Mikveh Israel Forum" - a group made up of IDF reservists, businesspeople and establishment figures, led by Yotam HaCohen, Liran Tancman, and Michael Eisenberg.

Inside a southern Gaza facility, a US-based company has constructed massive storage units. The site will include registration, identification checks, and food parcel collection. Officials fear Hamas may seize the supplies from family representatives at checkpoints it is expected to set up at the entrance to Al-Mawasi, the coastal zone where many of the displaced persons' tent camps have been established.

As Israel Hayom reported Sunday morning, Israeli assessments suggest that the looters seen in video footage from the weekend were civilians, not members of Hamas.

Despite criticism over these operations, which were approved by the Israeli government, aid convoys are expected to continue this week. Officials say the American company responsible for organizing the effort has not yet completed its preparations. "This is a temporary delay, likely just a few days for logistical arrangements," said one official.

Meanwhile, Israeli defense officials reject claims that the fighting in Gaza has stalled. Rather, they say operations are progressing deliberately and cautiously to protect Israeli forces and because of the assumption that Hamas has planted explosives and prepared for IDF troop movements.

All forces scheduled to enter Gaza have already done so. The main focus is now shifting to the Khan Younis area, where the goal is to replicate the thorough operations carried out in recent weeks in Rafah.

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"Trump's people are letting Israel know, 'We will abandon you if you do not end this war,'" the anonymous insider revealed to The Washington Post, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the sensitive diplomatic exchanges. This pressure has reportedly intensified in recent days as Israel mobilizes additional reservists and escalates bombing campaigns in Gaza.

The source indicated to The Washington Post that Netanyahu framed the resumption of humanitarian assistance as merely procedural during a Sunday cabinet meeting, telling officials it was "only a technicality." Despite possessing "a huge majority in the Knesset and in Israel" that could enable ending hostilities, the source claimed Netanyahu "does not have the political will" to do so.

Netanyahu on Sunday announced  Israel's intention to deploy "massive force to take control of all of the Gaza Strip" while simultaneously restarting "minimal" aid deliveries. He identified potential mass starvation as a diplomatic "red line" that could jeopardize vital US backing.

Netanyahu referenced conversations with Israel's "closest friends in the world," including unnamed American politicians he described as "unwavering supporters of Israel for decades." These allies reportedly promised to provide weapons and defend Israel at the UN Security Council but warned "they cannot handle pictures of mass starvation."

In the video statement released on social media platforms, Netanyahu declared that Israel "we cannot reach a point of starvation, for practical and diplomatic reasons."

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