Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir spoke out against more aid deliveries for besieged northern Gaza despite the catastrophic humanitarian situation, reports. “As long as we have hostages in the Gaza Strip, we must not make any concessions, not even to the civilian population,” he told the Israeli news portal . Ben-Gvir was the only one in the cabinet to vote against the further aid demanded by the United States. The United Nations and aid organisations are warning of an immediate outbreak of famine in the northern Strip.