Israel is going to halve the amount of aid that it will allow into Gaza under the ceasefire agreement, aid groups say — a move Israel has attempted to justify by blaming Hamas for supposedly violating the deal that Palestinians have said Israel is working to sabotage.

UN officials said they were notified by the Israeli military that it would only allow 300 aid trucks into the famine-stricken territory a day — half of the 600 trucks per day in the agreement. The Rafah crossing, formerly the largest border crossing for humanitarian aid, will remain closed indefinitely, Israeli officials said.

Israel also said that it would continue to bar the entry of fuel or gas into Gaza, other than what is needed for humanitarian operations.

The decision comes after Israel has already received al

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