THIS shocking footage released by the Israeli military appears to show gun-toting Hamas militants looting an aid truck in Gaza.
The video clip shared on social media by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) depicts armed gunmen on top of an aid truck as civilians stand around waiting for food.
The IDF released footage it says shows armed Hamas operatives looting an aid truckTwitter/IDF
The two men standing on top of the truck brandish their weapons as Gazans gatherTwitter/IDF
GettyA charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages[/caption]
AFPSatellite pictures show Palestinians gathering at a location about 1.2 kilometres southeast of a distribution site[/caption]
The two men standing on top of the truck brandish their weapons as Gazans gather in the hope of receiving aid.
One of them points his weapon down towards the crowd.
An IDF spokesperson captioned the video saying: “Footage from just four days ago shows Hamas terrorists looting an aid truck, this is the same organization spreading false claims about a deliberate starvation campaign in Gaza.”
It comes as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen, with the United Nations warning of a serious famine.
The crisis is now so widespread across Gaza that it can now be seen from space.
Satellite footage shows thousands of starving Palestinians crowding around aid trucks begging for food.
Arab and Muslim nations have called on Hamas to free all hostages, lay down their arms and withdraw from Gaza in a groundbreaking peace move.
All 22 Arab League states including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey joined for the first time to demand an end to the Palestinian group’s reign of terror.
The dramatic move was backed by all EU states plus 17 more nations which called for a two-state solution to end bloodshed across the Middle East.
A seven-page statement issued by the Arab League called on the October 7 group to surrender to pave the way for a new Palestinian state.
A potentially historic pact aimed at halting the Israeli attacks – which Hamas claims has left 60,000 dead – was agreed at a United Nations conference in New York.
The New York Declaration sought to revive the “two-state” solution to fulfill the dream of Israel and Palestine sovereign nations living side-by-side in peace.
It set out a phased end to nearly eight decades of hatred and bloodshed with the creation of an independent, demilitarised Palestine.
But Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government remain vehemently opposed to any plan said to “reward” the October 7 horror in which 1,200 died in 2023.
Sir Keir Starmer warned Israel the UK would formally recognise a new Palestinian state unless fighting ceased in September.
But critics – including freed British hostage Emily Damari – said the move would only encourage Hamas to dig in and hold out longer.
Emily, 29, who was held for 15 months in Gaza, said: “Prime Minister Starmer is not standing on the right side of history.
“This is not diplomacy – it is a moral failure. Shame on you, Prime Minister.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the move “rewards Hamas’s monstrous terrorism”.
Israel has faced widespread criticism from foreign governments and international bodies over the mounting humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
Gaza’s population of 2.3 million currently faces the verge of famine.
At least 63 people, including 24 children under five, died from hunger in July, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
But Netanyahu has called allegations that his country is conducting a starvation campaign in the territory a “bold faced lie”.
However, a global body responsible for monitoring hunger has warned Gazans now face the “worst-case scenario of famine”.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said: “Mounting evidence shows that widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths.”
Earlier in the month, 20 people died at an aid distribution site in Gaza following a “chaotic and dangerous” crowd surge.
Donald Trump claims he did not discuss the UK’s move towards recognition of Palestine when he met Sir Keir on Monday.
Speaking on board Air Force One, the US president said: “We never did discuss it.”
But Sir Keir told ministers the humanitarian situation in Gaza is now “increasingly intolerable”.
A Downing Street statement after an emergency Cabinet meeting on Gaza said: “The message to the terrorists of Hamas is unchanged but unequivocal.
“They must immediately release all of the hostages, sign up to a ceasefire, disarm, and accept that they will play no part in the government of Gaza”.
ReutersPalestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza on trucks through Israel[/caption]
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