Israel's New rules for civilians bringing aid to Gaza

Israel's security cabinet said on Thursday he would "liberalize" the system that allows civilians to bring relief to Gaza. The decision comes after an international outcry over Israel's treatment of ships carrying aid to Gaza last month. A flotilla of ships trying to break Israel's blockade in Gaza was intercepted by warships May 31 Nine people on one ship were killed when the Israeli army gunfire and boarded it broke. Israel says its troops were attacked with knives, metal poles and other objects. The security cabinet said it would continue "existing safety procedures to prevent the influx of weapons and war material." Some Palestinian leaders quickly rejected move to Israel. "It's just for the aesthetics of the Israeli occupation," said Jamal al Khoudary, an independent member of Parliament from Gaza. "They run the international pressure."
Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said the Hamas government rejects easing of the Israeli siege, insisting that it is completely lifted. Chris Gunness, spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency, said: "We need to see actions not words. The United Nations has said the blockade should be lifted. Collective punishment about 1.5 million people is illegal and must be completed, which ends with the lifting of the blockade. "