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Hamas executed six Palestinians in Gaza and shot 13 people in the legs on suspicion of looting, the extremist group said in a statement.
In a statement issued Friday, Hamas said he would carry out further executions against “all criminals that can be reached in the next two days.”
According to Gaza CNN journalists, armed gangs have taken more and more into the streets of Gaza city last week, challenging them to control some of the remaining groceries and territory. Hamas claims that some of these “criminal gangs” are working with Israel.
“A warning has been issued – anyone who ignores it will be fully responsible,” Hamas said in a statement.
The executions and the Hamas Oath that continues – remind us that the militant groups, which have been weakened after more than 18 months of war, remain in power in Gaza.
As food supplies began to run across the coastal enclaves, Palestinians became increasingly desperate to find what food was left. Thousands of people raided multiple warehouses in Gaza city, searching for food wreckage in Gaza city, according to journalists who witnessed such incidents.
Hamas claimed that some of the marauders were working with Israel.
On Saturday, Hamas’s Ministry of Interior and National Security alleged that “groups of collaborators with the occupation have appeared to threaten the lives of citizens, spread fear and confusion in several regions, and attack public and private property.”
The mass hunger scene has become much more common as Gaza’s 2.1 million Palestinian population is closer to hunger. Israel imposed a complete blockade of Gaza on March 2nd, halting the supply of humanitarian aid, including food and medicine, to the besieged territory.
Dr Ahmad Alfara, director of the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza, warned over the weekend that “the looming health catastrophe threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of people.”
“We are at the risk of a massive wave of death due to malnutrition if the current humanitarian crisis is not approved,” he told CNN. Earlier on Saturday, two months of Janan Saleh al-Sakkafi died of malnutrition at Al-Lantisi Hospital.
The US State Department said humanitarian announcements could be made “in the coming days” to allow much-needed food and medicine to reach the Palestinian population without detouring to Hamas or Islamic jihad.
“Safeguards are finally here. Israel remains safe, Hamas is empty-handed, and Gazan can use critical aid,” a State Department spokesperson said.
The spokesman described the project as an element of “creative thinking,” but did not provide details on how it works in Gaza. The unnamed private foundation will govern the aid mechanism and the provision of humanitarian supplies to Gaza, a spokesperson said.
Since taking power in the enclave in 2007, Hamas has carried out dozens of suspects, including those accused of working with Israel.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces are looming with Eyal Zamir’s Chief of Staff on Sunday, as the IDF issues “tens of thousands” orders to reserves next week and strengthens the attacks on the enclave.
Khader al-Za’anoun of Wafa, the official Palestinian communications agency, contributed to this story.
