Netanyahu defended the strategy in a video posted online, saying, “We made use of clans in Gaza that are opposed to Hamas. What’s wrong with that? It’s only good. It saves lives of IDF soldiers.” The Abu Shabab militia,

Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas. But officials from the U.N. and aid organizations say the

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has closed its aid distribution sites for the day, without giving a date on when they would open again.