Mastodawn

I’m surprised they’re admitting this; unless it’s because they’re happy w/ how the #GHF has been distributing *aid*

No Proof #Hamas Routinely Stole #UN #Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

#Israel has long restricted or completely blocked aid to #Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a #weapon of
control over the population.

#HumanitarianCrisis #Palestinians #Starvation #Famine
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/world/middleeast/hamas-un-aid-theft.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

Israel has long restricted aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population. On Saturday, the Israeli military announced new airdrops of aid.

The New York Times

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Nonilex Jul 26

For nearly 2 years, #Israel has accused #Hamas of stealing #aid provided by the #UnitedNations & other international organizations. The government has used that claim as its main rationale for restricting #food from entering #Gaza.

But the Israeli military never found proof that the #Palestinian militant group had systematically stolen aid from the #UN, the biggest supplier of emergency assistance to Gaza for most of the war, acc/to 2 senior Israeli military ofcls & 2 other Israelis involved.

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Nonilex Jul 26

In fact, the Israeli military officials said, the #UN #aid delivery system, which #Israel derided & undermined, was largely effective in providing #food to Gaza’s desperate & hungry population.

Now, w/ #hunger at crisis levels in the territory, Israel is coming under increased international pressure over its conduct of the war in #Gaza & the #humanitarian suffering it has brought. Doctors in the territory say that an increasing number of their patients are suffering from—& dying of—#starvation.

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Nonilex

>100 #aid agencies & rights groups warned this past week of “#MassStarvation” & implored #Israel to lift restrictions on #humanitarian assistance. The #EU & at least 28 govts, including Israeli allies like #Britain, #France & #Canada, issued a joint statement condemning Israel’s “drip-feeding of aid” to #Gaza’s 2 million #Palestinian residents.

Israel has largely brushed off the criticism.

#HumanitarianCrisis #Palestinians #Starvation #Famine

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Nonilex Jul 26

David Mencer, a govt spox, said this week that there was “no #famine caused by Israel.” Instead, he blamed #Hamas & poor coordination by the #UN for any food shortages.

#Israel moved in May toward replacing the UN-led #aid system that had been in place for most of the 21-month #Gaza #war, opting instead to back a private, American-run operation, #GHF, guarded by armed #US contractors in areas controlled by Israeli military forces. Some aid still comes into Gaza through the UN & other orgs.

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Nonilex Jul 26

The new system has proved to be much deadlier for #Palestinians trying to obtain #food handouts. According to the #Gaza Health Ministry, almost 1,100 people have been killed by gunfire on their way to get food handouts under the #GHF system, in many cases by Israeli soldiers who opened fired on hungry crowds. Israeli officials have said they fired shots in the air in some instances because the crowds came too close or endangered their forces.
#HumanitarianCrisis #Palestinians #Starvation #Famine

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Nonilex Jul 26

The military officials who spoke to The NYT said that the original #UN #aid operation was relatively reliable & less vulnerable to #Hamas interference than the operations of many of the other groups bringing aid into #Gaza. That’s largely because the UN managed its own supply chain & handled distribution directly inside Gaza.

#HumanitarianCrisis #Palestinians #Starvation #Famine #Israel #US #GHF

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Nonilex Jul 26

#Hamas did steal from some of the smaller organizations that donated #aid, as those groups were not always on the ground to oversee distribution, acc/to the senior Israeli officials & others involved in the matter. But, they say, there was no evidence that Hamas regularly stole from the #UnitedNations, which provided the largest chunk of the aid.

#HumanitarianCrisis #Palestinians #Starvation #Famine #Israel #US #GHF

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Travis Scott Jul 26

@Nonilex it is all part of the plan fully funded by those countries most guilty of atrocities

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cobalt Jul 26

@Nonilex I saw the photos on AP of the contents of a #GHT food box given out: almost all requires clean water and fuel to cook. The nutritionists examining it saw poor nutrition missing many essential vitamins and minerals. 1 box to feed 5 people 3 days. Of course little that can save children already dying of starvation.

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