The Israeli security cabinet decided to allow the resumption of humanitarian aid into Gaza on Sunday night.
The decision was made without holding a vote, with Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and other ministers being against the move.
Aid will be channeled through several international organizations until the new aid mechanism begins operations on May 24, two senior Israeli officials said. However, other officials denied this, claiming that no aid would be sent to Gaza through existing mechanisms, but only through the new mechanism.
After it became clear to ministers that centers would be for distributing aid not only in the southern Gaza Strip, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded a vote on the decision, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused.
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