Thank you for the question.
The fundamental principle that led the government to recognize the state of Palestine was the fear that the possibility of a two-state solution could disappear forever. That means the goal was to preserve that space where, at the international level, an Israeli state can continue to be recognized and a Palestinian state can also be recognized legally. Today, we know that there's very little trust between Israelis and Palestinians from all factions.
Humanitarian aid fits in as part of that process. I'd say that there isn't necessarily a direct link between that aid and the recognition of Palestine. However, there was clearly a deterioration in the Gaza Strip, and Israeli armed forces were preventing humanitarian aid from entering there. Those two messages arrived at the same time.
That said, I wouldn't directly link humanitarian aid and the desire to carry out our responsibility with the legal political decision that was made, namely to recognize the state of Palestine.
