Israel agrees to let 'minimal' aid into Gaza

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that his decision to resume limited aid to the Gaza Strip after a two-and-a-half month blockade came after pressure from allies who said they couldn’t support Israel’s renewed offensive if there are “images of hunger” coming out of the Palestinian territory.
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