EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned statements made by Israeli ministers on cutting humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said in a post on X that the transfer of humanitarian aid and fuel to the strip should be stopped "until all our abductees are returned home".

In the same post, Ben-Gvir also called for the permanent occupation of Gaza.

Ben-Gvir's comments follow those of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who last week told a press conference that deliberate starvation of Palestinian civilians "might be justified and moral".

“While the World pushes for a ceasefire in #Gaza, Min. Ben Gvir calls for cutting fuel & aid to civilians. Like Min. Smotrich sinister statements, this is an incitement to war crimes. Sanctions must be on our EU agenda,” Borrell said on X.