Translation: Minister Ben Gvir Urges PM to Condition Humanitarian Aid on Receipt of Medication by Hostages

Translation: Minister Ben Gvir Urges PM to Condition Humanitarian Aid on
Receipt of Medication by Hostages

State of Israel
Ministry of National Security
Office of the Minister of National Security

4th of Adar I, 5784
13 February, 2024
Reference: 5700-0084-2024-000300

To the honorable MK Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister

Greetings,
Subject: Immediate halt of humanitarian aid until our captives receive their
medication

1. On Monday, the people of Israel awoke to an exciting morning, during
which it was published that in a heroic rescue operation in cooperation, our
brave fighters from the Israel Police Counter-Terrorism Unit (YAMAM), IDF,
and Shin Bet, safely rescued the captives Fernando Simon Marman and Luis
Norberto Leinberg who were held by the Hamas terrorist organization in
Rafah.

2. The two precious captives were evacuated for medical treatment to Sheba
Hospital, where it was revealed that they did not receive the medications
intended for them.

3. It should be noted that about a month ago, you led an initiative with
Qatar to transfer essential medications to our captives, within the
framework of which you approved the dispatch of two cargo planes of the Air
Force filled with thousands of packages of medications and humanitarian
medical equipment for the “residents of Gaza” alongside individual boxes of
medications for the captives, in exchange for a promise that Hamas would
present evidence that indeed the captives received the medications.

4. However, such evidence has not been presented to date, and now it turns
out that this is not without reason – Hamas again violated the agreement you
led.

5. As painful as it is – it was expected. As I have said again and again,
one must not fold and must not move the red line every time in the face of a
Nazi terrorist organization.

6. My clear and uncompromising stance that humanitarian only in exchange for
humanitarian, is not only the right way but also the only way to act against
Hamas.

7. Now, as it is clear to the whole world that even the medications intended
for the captives, through international mediation, did not reach their
destination, I implore you to immediately stop the transfer of humanitarian
aid to Gaza and to accept my simple stance according to which until the
State of Israel does not receive information about the condition of the
captives and clear evidence that the medications were transferred to them,
not a single aid truck will enter the Gaza Strip.

With the love of Israel,

MK Itamar Ben Gvir
Minister of National Security

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