PA leader Abbas: ‘Hamas-affiliated gangs primarily responsible’ for Gaza aid looting

2 May 2025, 8:48 pm

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Hamas operatives seen as aid trucks arrive in Rafah, Gaza Strip, January 21, 2025. (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issues a statement condemning Israel over its military offensive in the Gaza Strip as well as the enclave’s Hamas rulers for looting humanitarian aid.

The statement posted to the PA’s official Wafa news agency says Abbas “also expressed his categorical rejection and firm condemnation of the looting and theft carried out by criminal gangs targeting warehouses and storage facilities of humanitarian aid designated for the people of Gaza.”

It adds that the PA “held Hamas-affiliated gangs primarily responsible, emphasizing that the Palestinian people will not forgive these disgraceful acts committed in such a critical time, especially in the besieged Strip.”