The United States, Israel and representatives of a new international foundation are close to an agreement on how to resume humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza while preventing it from falling under Hamas control.

Axios reports, citing two Israeli officials and a U.S. source familiar with the plan. The sources say that during and before the ceasefire, Hamas managed to take control of most of the aid that entered the Strip and sold some of the aid, using the millions of dollars in revenue to pay militants in its military wing.

After the Gaza ceasefire agreement collapsed two months ago, Israel has blocked all deliveries of food, water and medicine to the enclave, deepening the humanitarian crisis. United Nations aid agencies say food supplies in Gaza will run out within days. Israeli officials say they will run out completely in three to four weeks.

The suspension of aid deliveries on March 2 plunged the enclave into chaos that led to widespread looting . Israeli officials argue that the new aid delivery system will weaken Hamas because it will be excluded from Gaza's governance.

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