Pakistan, June 27 -- CAIRO/TEL AVIV - Israel has stopped aid from entering northern Gaza, though supplies are still moving through the southern region, according to two Israeli officials on Thursday. This decision follows concerns that Hamas may be seizing humanitarian aid meant for civilians. However, Gaza clan leaders strongly denied these claims, insisting the masked men seen on aid trucks were only protecting the supplies.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have directed the military to come up with a plan within two days to prevent Hamas from taking control of incoming aid. A recent video showing armed and masked men on aid trucks triggered speculation, but Gaza's Higher Commission for Tribal Affairs ...