Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that humanitarian aid into Gaza will only resume if Hamas halts what he called “massive bombings” and continues to turn over the remains of hostages, a stance the Prime Minister’s Office framed as a response to recent ceasefire violations.

Earlier that day, Netanyahu ordered the suspension of aid convoys and the closure of all crossings after Hamas breaches of the truce, including an attack in Rafah that killed two IDF soldiers.

He initially announced that pedestrian crossings through Rafah would also be blocked, as Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes—the most intense since the hostage-for-ceasefire deal and partial withdrawal.

Netanyahu met with senior defense officials Sunday evening and emphasized that Israel would respond to every violation while asserting it still sought to uphold the ceasefire “but not at any cost.”

The PMO later clarified that aid deliveries would resume once the bombings stopped and Hamas continued to release hostage remains at a “reasonable pace,” and Israeli officials said the shift in wording followed heavy U.S. pressure, The Jerusalem Post has reported.

Hardline ministers reacted angrily: National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir urged a full resumption of IDF operations and labeled Hamas a “Nazi terrorist organization,” while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich posted simply, “War!” on X.

The developments underline growing tensions over the fragile agreement and competing domestic pressures on Israel’s government.