The Israeli occupation announced on Wednesday that it will continue to prevent the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, which its ongoing attacks for nearly 18 months, resulting in more martyrs every day, have turned into a "mass grave," according to the medical charity Doctors Without Borders.

Israel halted aid deliveries to Gaza on March 2 before resuming air and ground attacks across the territory on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire with Hamas.

This has exacerbated the worsening humanitarian crisis, amid ongoing airstrikes, shelling, and military attacks that the Gaza Civil Defense said killed at least 11 people on Wednesday, according to Agence France-Presse.

Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz affirmed in a statement that "Israel's policy is clear: no humanitarian aid will enter Gaza, and preventing this aid is one of the main pressure tools that prevents Hamas from using it as a tool to pressure the population."

Katz added, "No one is currently planning to allow any humanitarian aid into Gaza, and there are no preparations to allow it in."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday during a tour of army forces in northern Gaza accompanied by Katz, "Hamas will continue to receive further blows," according to a statement issued by his office.

In Ramallah, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned Netanyahu's "incursion" into the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, describing it as "disregard for the international consensus to halt genocide, displacement, and annexation."

The Foreign Ministry affirmed in a statement that "Benjamin Netanyahu's provocative incursion into the northern Gaza Strip, and the statements and remarks he made, aim to prolong and deepen the crimes of genocide and displacement, in an attempt to evade the requirements of an immediate cessation of aggression and the implementation of precautionary orders issued by the International Court of Justice and relevant United Nations resolutions."

Video of an Israeli detainee

For its part, the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, released a video on Wednesday showing a live Israeli captive in Gaza.

The detainee, identified by Israeli media as Rom Barslavsky, who also holds German citizenship, is seen speaking about the difficult conditions of his detention and appealing to the Israeli Prime Minister to secure his release.

The detainee is also seen asking US President Donald Trump about his promise to release all detainees in a prisoner exchange deal.

These developments come as the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Monday that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is likely the worst since the outbreak of the war, with the ongoing blockade and closure of crossings. It noted that a month and a half has passed "since any supplies have been allowed in, the longest period of time that supplies have been halted to date."

Hundreds of thousands of Gazans have been displaced since the resumption of attacks, with nearly all of Gaza's population forced to flee repeatedly since the start of the war amid the total lack of security.

Amid the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip, home to 2.4 million Palestinians, the non-governmental organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Wednesday that the Gaza Strip has become a "mass graveyard for Palestinians and those who rush to their aid" as a result of military operations and Israel's prevention of aid entry.

"We are witnessing the annihilation and forced displacement of Gaza's population," said Amand Bazirol, Emergency Coordinator for the Gaza Strip, noting that the humanitarian response "is severely affected by insecurity and severe shortages."

On April 28, the International Court of Justice is scheduled to begin hearings on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards the Palestinians, after the UN General Assembly asked the Supreme Court in The Hague to issue an advisory opinion on the matter.

The General Assembly resolution calls on the International Court of Justice to clarify what Israel must do to "ensure and facilitate the unimpeded provision of urgent supplies necessary for the survival of Palestinian civilians."

However, although the ICJ's decisions are legally binding, there is no concrete mechanism for enforcing them. Nevertheless, they increase diplomatic pressure.