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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Footage from Gaza shows dozens looting humanitarian aid truck en route to northern Strip
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Footage circulating on social media shows dozens of Gazans taking control of a humanitarian aid truck that had arrived in the Nuseirat area in central Gaza and unloading its contents.
According to reports, the aid had been intended for the northern Gaza Strip.
Israel blocked aid from entering Gaza for 78 days, arguing that enough had gone in during a six-week ceasefire, while also maintaining that Hamas was diverting much of the assistance.
The move prompted intense international criticism and reports of malnutrition and hunger.
Aid organizations warned of the risk of looting by desperate civilians when aid was resumed.
הלילה בשוק בנוסייראת: עשרות פרקו סיוע ממשאית שלפי דיווח אחד הייתה בדרך לצפון. לא נראה מסודר או המטרה שלשמה המשאית נכנסה. אתמול דווח גם על גניבת קמח שהגיע למאפייה בנוסייראת, יש תיעוד לא מאוד מהמקום ברור שבו נשמע גם ירי ברקע pic.twitter.com/uLMHOkf9BJ
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