The White House on the suspension of the delegation to Cairo: "Israel must continue to work hard for a deal" The delivery of the flour to the Gaza Strip "was not delivered in the way we expected" The shipments of flour to Gaza were an issue that came up at the highest levels between the United States and Israel over a month ago. The War Cabinet and the Political-Security Cabinet approved the transfer of flour from Ashdod port to Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing.