The newspaper’s editor, Zvika Klein, said the terrorist organization Hamas is starving Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by stealing food that arrives in humanitarian aid shipments and selling it on the black market. jerusalem post office.
People who cannot afford to pay exorbitant prices are starving, not because aid is not delivered, but because Hamas steals aid upon entry and uses it to enrich itself and fund its war against Israel. This is because it is used for procurement, he said.
Klein’s account of the situation in Gaza corroborates anecdotal information from social media videos showing people selling food delivered through international humanitarian aid in markets inside Gaza.
Food aid is again being sold at exorbitant prices in Gaza.
Gazans show bags of salt with the words “Not for Sale” written in English and Arabic.
he says: “I used to buy it for 2 shekels. Now it’s 40 shekels.”
The bag features the Japanese flag and the United Nations WFP symbol. pic.twitter.com/mSZJbUfYzN— Imshin (@imshin) December 9, 2023
Dramatic scenes in which local Gazans throw stones and endure gunfire from Hamas operatives to stop the looting of new humanitarian supplies coming in from Rafah. pic.twitter.com/pWbEx2g9BN
— Gaza Report – Gaza Report (@gaza_report) December 5, 2023
In his editorial, Klein explained:
“Food shortages and the use of the word ‘hunger’ are exaggerated,” a senior Israeli defense official told me at a briefing Thursday. “There is no hunger in Gaza,” he said, adding that most of the food Israel sends to the Gaza Strip is “immediately taken away by Hamas terrorists, and then some of the supplies are sold at 10 times the list price.” It’s being sold.” ”
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A former senior Israeli defense official I spoke to on condition of anonymity said: There are people who are starving because Hamas has taken all their food and they don’t have enough money to pay Hamas on the black market. ”
The former official said Hamas controls about 70 to 80 percent of the area, so food is not reaching those who need it most. What happens is that Israel and foreign countries bring food and aid into Gaza. Gangs then steal supplies at gunpoint, leaving a large portion of the population unable to afford essentials.
Klein acknowledged that hunger exists in Gaza, but claimed it was perpetuated by Hamas. Hamas’ strategy is to create suffering for the Palestinian people and force the world to isolate Israel and end the war before it can destroy the terrorist organization that launched the October 7 attacks.
On Friday, wall street journal report There is a “vicious cycle” of increasing hunger in northern Gaza, where international organizations and Israel attempting to bring food into the area are attacked by residents, making it even more difficult to bring food into the area and increasing hunger. That’s what it means. There is debate about the best way to improve access to food and other aid.
President Joe Biden said in Thursday’s State of the Union address that the U.S. would build a port in Gaza to help transport aid, but also insisted there was no “ground war” by the U.S. This has raised questions about how the District provides assistance to the Gaza Strip. The project will be handled.
The United States and other countries provide airdrop aid, but they do not have their own means of reaching those in need.
Israel said the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which provides specialized assistance to Palestinians, lacks the capacity to provide aid and is at risk due to links to terrorism. But there are no alternatives yet.
A hostage deal that would result in a pause in fighting would help, but Hamas refuses to reach an agreement to release captured Israelis unless Israel leaves Gaza and ends the war.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of the recent book, The Zionist Conspiracy (And How to Participate in It), now available on Audible. He is also the author of an e-book. Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
