Top UN official accuses Hamas of Gaza aid obstruction
Ramiz Alakbarov said Hamas’s actions endangered aid workers and disrupted relief operations as armed men entered a food site and a WFP warehouse.
- On Monday, UN Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Ramiz Alakbarov accused Hamas of obstructing humanitarian operations, warning the group's interference makes relief efforts 'increasingly dangerous' for aid workers.
- Armed men linked to Hamas allegedly forced their way into a Jabalia food distribution point on Saturday, reportedly assaulting two World Food Programme truck drivers and entering a warehouse, per a United Nations statement.
- Alakbarov stated these incidents are 'not isolated,' warning they 'reflect an increasingly dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence and obstruction, including smuggling attempts, targeting and abusing humanitarian operations' affecting Gaza civilians.
- An official from the Hamas-run interior ministry rejected the accusations as unfounded, while COGAT, the Israeli defence body, slammed the group for allegedly 'cynically exploiting the humanitarian space' intended for Gaza residents.
- Israeli forces have expanded their presence across more than 60% of Gaza territory in recent months, though Hamas continues to exert control over the remaining areas amid ongoing tensions.
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UN official says Hamas obstructing aid in Gaza
JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) - A United Nations official has said Palestinian militant group Hamas was disrupting aid distribution in the Gaza Strip, placing further hardship on its civilians already grappling with the humanitarian crisis in the war-shattered enclave.In a statement late on Sunday, the U.N.'s humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories said humanitarian workers had to halt activity on Saturday after armed men entered…
A senior UN official accused Hamas on Monday of hindering the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza and warned that the actions of the Palestinian Islamist group are making operations increasingly dangerous. Despite the expansion of the Israeli military presence in the territory in recent months, Hamas continues to exercise control over part of the Gaza Strip.
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