Israel allows aid into Gaza as IDF announces 3 more deaths

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RAMON AIR FORCE BASE, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed the United Nations, and vowed the war in Gaza will continue until all its objectives are achieved, including the elimination of Hamas.
Mr Netanyahu's statement comes after 10-hour military and humanitarian 'pauses' were implemented Sunday in certain areas of the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of trucks, which the UN says Israel has denied entry of into Gaza, began moving on Sunday.
The Israeli prime minister blasted the UN saying they were spreading lies and excuses. He said 'minimal' humanitarian aid was being allowed in, and this would continue.
Mr Netanyahu was accompanied on his visit to the Ramon Air Force Base by Defense Minister Israel Katz, and Air Force Commander Major General Tomer Bar.
"In order to achieve ou goal, and also to bring about the release of our hostages, we are advancing both in the fighting and in negotiations. In any path we choose, we will have to continue allowing the entry of minimal humanitarian supplies," the Israeli prime minister said. "We have done this until now. But the UN is fabricating excuses and lies about the State of Israel. They say: 'Humanitarian aid is not being allowed in.' It is allowed. There are secure routes. There have always been, but today it is official. There will be no more excuses," he said.
"We will continue to fight, we will continue to act until we achieve all our war objectives , until we achieve absolute victory," Mr Netanyahu added.
It was a black day for Israel on Sunday as the IDF announced two soldiers, aged 20 and 22 were killed in Gaza, and another, aged 32, died of wounds received some days ago.
The IDF also announced a soldier was severely injured when he was crushed by an elevator at the Kiryat military base in Tel Aviv.
"Following the incident, military police investigators opened an investigation into the incident, and the findings will be brought to the Military Prosecution for examination," the IDF statement said.
In Israel the pauses in Gaza have been met with surprise and anger. Many people believe there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza, that it is a fiction promoted by Hamas. A panel of commentators on i24 TV on Saturday appeared unanimous in their criticism of the 'ficticous campaign,' and that the international media were 'falling for it.' There was widespread criticism among the panel about 'the grumbling over Gaza.'
A new poll out by Direct Polls has 48 percent of Israelis wanting the war to continue, while 43 percent want a political settlement, i24 reported. Seven percent were undecided.