Hamas Denies UN Claims It Obstructed Gaza Aid as 2 WFP Drivers Were Assaulted
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 13
Hamas Denies UN Claims It Obstructed Gaza Aid as 2 WFP Drivers Were Assaulted
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Jul 13
Summary
Ramiz Alakbarov said armed personnel tied to Gaza’s de facto authorities forced a halt to food distribution at Abu Rashid in Jabalia after entering the site and a WFP warehouse.
Two truck drivers delivering humanitarian supplies were assaulted, and the UN official said the episode fit a broader pattern of intimidation, violence and smuggling attempts disrupting aid operations.
Hamas rejected the accusation, saying no raid occurred and that Palestinian police carried out a law-enforcement operation after finding cigarettes and mobile phone screens hidden in aid parcels.
The dispute comes as Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepens: more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war, and talks on a second ceasefire phase remain stalled.