The UN and Several Arab states have condemned Israel for blocking the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
Egypt and Qatar said the move on Sunday violated a ceasefire deal, while UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher described it as “alarming”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country acted because Hamas was stealing the supplies and using them “to finance its terror machine”.
He also accused the Palestinian group of rejecting a US proposal to extend the ceasefire in Gaza, after it expired on Saturday.
Israel said it had approved the proposal.
The ceasefire deal halted 15 months of fighting between Hamas and the Israeli military, allowing the release of 33 Israeli hostages for about 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
