Israel uses starvation as a weapon of war, say Israeli sources.

Not in here

(Independent news source, by lucky journalists not yet assassinated by Israeli army)

"These gangsters act, humanitarian officials and Palestinian transporters allege, with the tacit permission of the Israeli military: what a UN memo seen by the Financial Times called “the passive, if not active benevolence” of the Israel Defense Forces.

Led by escaped convicts and formed along family lines, the heavily-armed gangs defy Gazan authorities and operate freely along the border, a restricted Israeli military zone.

They stockpile the looted goods in open-air headquarters — seemingly overlooked by Israeli surveillance drones — and resell the supplies via middlemen to destitute Palestinians at prohibitive prices."

www.ft.com

How gangsters took over Gaza’s aid routes

Armed thieves who raid UN trucks are acting with Israel’s tacit support, officials say
www.ft.com www.ft.com
 
Sponsored Links
"The FT spoke to more than 20 people about the rise of systematic aid theft in the IDF-controlled zone, including Palestinian truck drivers, traders, humanitarian groups, security providers and UN officials in Gaza, many of whom had experienced the looting first hand. They described how criminal networks had replaced individual looters, operating deep in the enclave’s south-eastern borderlands, beyond the reach of Gaza’s remaining police in what is known as a “red zone” to most Palestinians because of the IDF presence."

Note "systematic aid theft in the IDF-controlled zone"
 
Sponsored Links
chrome_screenshot_14 Dec 2024 17_39_01 GMT.png
 
" While some theft occurs on the road itself, in other cases trucks are forced into the gangs’ bases. In such instances, one transport broker said, “the driver is led under the threat of weapons to the eastern border areas within the eye line and earshot of the Israeli military”.

Multiple senior UN officials argue that such brazen theft could not happen without the assent of Israeli forces. “These guys are probably the only people in Gaza who can get 100 yards from an Israeli tank or Israeli soldiers without being shot,” one said."
 
"Unarmed UN escorts and volunteer protection teams carrying sticks have, meanwhile, been hit by Israeli attacks, officials and locals said.

Mohammad recalled being taken to a gang’s base where his truck was robbed. Vast amounts of looted goods surrounded him, including flour, canned food, blankets and medicine. “Everything you can imagine, it was just piled up there. Out in the open: there were no walls, there was no building,” he said, adding that the base was less than 2km from the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Trucks carrying commercial goods are held hostage until the trader pays a ransom to have his goods released, according to local business people.

“They take the truck with the driver. They have forklifts, and storage places. These are also known to the Israelis,” said Ayed Abu Ramadan, head of Gaza’s Chamber of Commerce. “They ask for a massive ransom for the commercial goods to be released. Whereas for the aid [from the UN and NGOs] they just take it and sell it in the markets.”
 
"UN officials and Palestinian witnesses said Israel’s permissive attitude towards the gangs was part of a pattern of fuelling competing forces to undermine local authorities."
 
"While Israel claims Hamas is responsible, the thefts have put the armed groups at odds with the militant group. Shohaybr, the transport industry leader, said Israel knew full well what was happening.

“[Israel] is surveilling us all the time,” he said. “If they wanted to, they could call up Yasser Abu Shabab right now and tell him: don’t you dare steal another truck, or we’ll shoot you. But they don’t, and why do you think that is?”
 
Hamas have been robbing and stealing from there own population for years

Same with aid entering Gaza hamas look after there own cronies so thrive what they can and f*** there own people over ( nothing new)

How much did Arafat steal from his own people
Billions in donations and financial aid

How much went into his and his others cronies pockets

How much was Arafat worth when he snuffed it ??

Bank accounts in the caymans ? Geneva ?
 
Last edited:
fillyboy said:
So all those posts John. simply confirm Israel is not withholding aid. Glad we got there in the end. (y)
Click to expand...
Just withholding 80% of the pre-invasion amounts.

And allowing armed gangs to steal the aid, as it passes through areas under Israeli military control.

Glad we got there in the end.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Sponsored Links
Back
Top