Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz threatened Hamas on Wednesday that if it persists in rejecting the exchange deal, the military operation will expand and move to further stages.

Katz revealed in a statement that Israel is working on a new mechanism for distributing humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.

He said, "The plan to distribute humanitarian aid will be through non-military, private and civilian companies." He emphasized that preventing the entry of aid is one of the central pressure tools that prevents Hamas from exploiting this route to control the population, according to him.

He noted that, in the current situation, no one is planning to bring any kind of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and no preparations are being made for that.

He continued, "I emphasized that in the future, a mechanism should be established that relies on civilian companies to prevent Hamas from accessing aid in the future."

Regarding the Egyptian proposal, Katz explained that for the first time, the Egyptians have set a condition for concluding a comprehensive deal and ending the war by disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza.

He said, "Our policy is clear and decisive: to make every effort possible to return the prisoners, to stop aid and find other ways to distribute it, to continuously target Hamas elements, to evacuate the population, to prepare the ground with firepower, and to annex the territories to the Israeli security zones without withdrawing from them."