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Thursday, June 26, 2025
Reports in Gaza: Aid in north Gaza distributed under armed groups linked to Hamas
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Footage published by Palestinian media shows trucks distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza City, in the northern part of the Strip. According to reports, the aid is being distributed by local clans and “security committees,” both of which operate under the authority of Hamas.
توزيع المساعدات الإنسانية على المواطنين في مدينة غزة بعد إدخالها وتأمينها من قبل العشائر ولجان التأمين أمس. pic.twitter.com/0WFl1ndc2c
— شبكة فلسطين للحوار (@paldf) June 26, 2025
Yesterday footage was also published on social media in Gaza showing humanitarian aid trucks being escorted by armed men from clans affiliated with Hamas.
תיעוד של המשאיות מאובטחות בידי החמולות בעזה כביכול, שתומכות בחמאס. בדיר אל-בלח ובעיר עזה, היום ואתמול. נראה לי חמאס מצאו את השיטה גם לקבל קרדיט על הסיוע וגם לוודא שהוא מגיע למי שרוצים שיגיע https://t.co/WUKzE376N1 pic.twitter.com/2z0TuaC7iK
— Nurit Yohanan (@nurityohanan) June 26, 2025
The Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation currently does not operate an aid distribution center in northern Gaza, as it does in south and central Gaza. Those currently responsible for distributing humanitarian aid in northern Gaza are humanitarian organizations operating under the UN framework, such as the World Food Programme.
In a joint statement yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said that “following information received today indicating that Hamas is once again taking control of humanitarian aid entering northern Gaza and stealing it from civilians, the prime minister and the defense minister have instructed the IDF to present within 48 hours an operational plan to prevent Hamas from taking over the aid.”
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