Hamas: The occupation turns aid centers into systematic death traps

The Hamas Movement stated that the Israeli occupation authorities have transformed the so-called “American-Israeli aid centers” into systematic death traps, luring starving civilians only to target them with gunfire.

In a press statement, Hamas affirmed that the policies of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government of starvation, killing, and exploiting humanitarian aid constitute war crimes and acts of genocide committed in full view of the world.

The statement came in response to the Israeli army’s targeting earlier today of dozens of civilians near two aid distribution centers in western Rafah and southern Gaza City, which resulted in the killing of 14 Palestinians—a repetition of systematic killings under a false humanitarian guise.

Hamas called for halting operations at these suspicious military-run aid distribution centers and instead relying solely on the United Nations and its agencies as the legitimate and neutral bodies for delivering aid to the Gaza Strip.

The Movement also demanded an independent international investigation into these crimes, the prosecution of Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders, and an urgent intervention by the UN Security Council to stop the genocide and lift the blockade on Gaza.

Hamas reiterated that the ongoing genocide and war crimes against Gaza for over twenty months will remain a lasting stain on the conscience of humanity.