India, Nov. 11 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected accusations that Israel has been delaying the entry of winter supplies into the Gaza Strip as severe rains flood makeshift tents, worsening conditions in the enclave this week.

He instead blamed Hamas, saying the Palestinian militant group refuses to disarm and seizes humanitarian aid for military use. He provided no evidence for the aid seizure claim.

His remarks came after the US-created Board of Peace said Monday that Israel's delays in allowing winter supplies into Gaza had "exacerbated the consequences of a foreseeable humanitarian challenge." The UN and other aid groups say more than 150,000 tents and pumps to remove floodwaters are ready to enter Gaza, but I...