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Liputan6.com, Tehran: Tehran government to cancel the shipment of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, Palestine. This cancellation because of resistance from Israel. Official news agency reported Iran (IRNA), Friday (25 / 6), quoting Hossein Sheikholeslam, Secretary General of the International Conference to Help Palestinian Intifada [read: Iran 1100 Ton Help Prepare for Gaza].

Islamic Republic news agency were also launched, the ship which had been due to deliver aid to Gaza has not yet materialized. "The Zionist regime has made aid to Gaza, which is under economic blockade, it became a political issue. And we do not want to politicize humanitarian assistance because we want most of all, Gaza blockade lifted immediately," said Sheikholeslam.

"The Government of Israel has sent a letter to the United Nations which states that delivery of Iranian aid ships to the Gaza and Lebanon as well as briefing the war, and Israel will act decisively," he said. According to him, Iran has decided to provide aid to Gaza through other channels.

Earlier, the Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi in the Israeli Army said it would stop ships carrying Lebanese and Iranian humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced earlier this month that Israel will relax the blockade against Gaza.

Israel is facing international pressure. Especially, after the army launched an offensive on May 31 last against Turkish flagged ships carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza. (ANS / Ant)