The IDF today (Thursday) released new recordings from this week, in which a Gaza resident speaks with an officer from the Coordination and Liaison Administration for Gaza, describing Hamas’s attempts to sabotage the distribution of humanitarian aid to residents of the Strip.
In the recordings, the Gazan civilian says Hamas operatives are firing at IDF forces positioned near aid distribution points, aiming to block the delivery of food and medicine to the local population.
“They don’t want people to receive aid”
“The ones who fired were Hamas operatives. They don’t want people to get aid—they want to disrupt the system so the aid goes to them, so they can steal it. They’ve completely gone bankrupt.” In the recording, the officer asks: “So it was Hamas who shot at the people?” The resident replies: “Yes, of course. This isn’t the first time.”
The new disclosures highlight additional actions by Hamas that are obstructing the success of the aid distribution. These include spreading false reports of casualties near the distribution points, and opening fire at both civilians and IDF personnel in order to intimidate residents from receiving humanitarian aid.
Weapons Transferred by Israel to Militias in Gaza
Earlier today it was revealed that Israel has transferred weapons to local militia forces in Gaza. Many of the arms—including Kalashnikov rifles—had been confiscated from Hamas during IDF operations in the Strip.
The weapons were handed over to a militia led by Yasser Abu Shabab, which is currently active primarily in the Rafah area—already captured and cleared by the IDF. The militia is operating there to fight Hamas and to help secure the humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip.
