Israel has begun allowing a trickle of food and medicine into the Gaza Strip after sealing the territory’s 2 million Palestinians off from all imports for more than 2 1/2 months.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would control all of the Gaza Strip and prevent Hamas from looting aid. The prime minister made his remarks as the Israeli

The prime minister said that while Israel plans to take “all” of Gaza, he had to prevent mass starvation there for “practical and diplomatic reasons.”