Chaos in the Gaza Strip
Eyewitnesses: Hamas takes action against looters
Aid convoys are often attacked in the Gaza Strip. Who is behind it is unclear. According to eyewitness reports, Hamas fighters are now taking action against looters. The Israeli army lets them have their way.
According to eyewitness reports, gunmen from the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip have taken massive action against looters of aid convoys. There were deaths and injuries in the action around the towns of Chan Junis and Rafah in the south of the coastal strip, a reporter from the German Press Agency reported after telephone contact with local informants. The Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry also confirmed the action. The information could not initially be independently verified.
The Israeli army, which has been fighting Hamas for more than a year, did not intervene. Residents of the two cities were surprised to see that armed Hamas fighters on motorcycles were able to ride through the streets unmolested by the Israeli army.
Earlier, the head of the United Nations’ Palestinian Relief Agency (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, reported that a large convoy of more than 100 trucks carrying aid supplies was looted on Saturday. He suspected local gangs and family clans were behind the attack. The humanitarian situation in the sealed off area is catastrophic because of the war.
dpa
Source: Stern
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