Abu Obeida: Ready to allow food and medicine for Zionist captives if aid flows freely to Gaza’s civilians

In statements on his Telegram channel Sunday evening, Al-Qassam spokesperson Abu Obeida declared: “The Al-Qassam Brigades are prepared to positively respond to any request by the Red Cross to deliver food and medicine to enemy prisoners.”

However, he added, “Our acceptance of this is contingent upon opening humanitarian corridors naturally and permanently to ensure food and medicine reach our people throughout all areas of Gaza.”

He also emphasized the necessity of halting Zionist regime’s aerial operations during the delivery of aid packages to the captives.

Abu Obeida stressed: “The Al-Qassam Brigades do not deliberately starve the captives. They eat what our fighters and our people eat, they will not receive any special privileges amid this crime of starvation and siege.”

The statement came a day after the Brigades released a video of Israeli soldier Avitar David, visibly frail and weak. The footage, recorded on 27 July, showed David appealing directly to Zionist regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of abandoning him and the other Zionist aptives in Gaza by refusing to agree to a ceasefire deal that could secure their release.

In the video, David described his dire living conditions: he had not eaten for days and survived only on small portions of lentils and beans, with no access to meat, chicken, or fish.

Meanwhile, Palestinians in Gaza continue to endure catastrophic levels of hunger following Zionist regime’s closure of all crossings in early March 2024 and the imposition of severe restrictions on food, aid, fuel, and medicine since October 2023.

This comes as humanitarian organizations warn of an unprecedented famine sweeping the Strip amid Zionist regime’s ongoing siege and military campaign, which has left the population trapped in what rights groups describe as a deliberate policy of starvation.