US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says 8 aid workers killed in attack
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the United States and Israel-backed organisation established to supplant the aid work of the United Nations, has accused Hamas of killing eight staff and wounding multiple others in an attack on a bus en route to a food distribution centre.
A bus carrying more than two dozen Palestinians working with the organisation was “brutally attacked” while travelling to a distribution centre west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the foundation said in a statement on Wednesday night.
Initially, the organisation reported at least five people killed and “multiple injuries”, adding there were fears that some of its staff had been taken captive.
“We condemn this heinous and deliberate attack in the strongest possible terms. These were aid workers. Humanitarians, brothers, sons, and friends, who were risking their lives every day to help others,” the foundation said.
“Our hearts are broken and our thoughts and prayers are with every victim, every family, and every person still unaccounted for.”
Hamas, which governs Gaza, did not immediately comment on the specific claims. But in a separate statement, a unit of Hamas said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed armed group, after detaining them early on Thursday.
It was not immediately possible to independently verify the competing claims and the inconsistency in the number of fatalities.
Last week, the group responded to a GHF statement that claimed Hamas threats had prevented the organisation from distributing aid, saying that no such threats existed.
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says Hamas attack has killed multiple aid workers
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Members of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) direct displaced Palestinians at a distribution centre in central Gaza on June 8
Multiple aid workers were killed after a bus was attacked in Gaza on Wednesday night, according to a US-backed humanitarian aid organization which accused Hamas of carrying out the assault.
Hamas has yet to respond to the allegations.
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On Sunday, Hamas media said its forces have “full authority and mandate to strike decisively against any entity or individual collaborating with the enemy’s plans or with any rogue, criminal, or traitorous elements that violate the law and the traditions of our people.”
“All agents, thieves, and armed criminal gangs are considered legitimate targets for the resistance and its security apparatus,” the militant group said.
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CNN goes on to downplay fatalities around the GHF "Multiple Palestinians have been killed by gunfire near aid distribution sites since GHF began operations." It's well over 220 fatalities now and around a thousand injured, that's hundreds not multiple.
Telecoms blackout
A near-total communications blackout in parts of Gaza has now lasted over 24 hours, internet monitoring site Netblocks has said, warning the disruption would hamper search, rescue and aid efforts in the enclave that has been battered by Israeli military strikes.
The disruption in Gaza City and northern Gaza is the longest in recent months and continues to “severely limit visibility into events on the ground,” the site said in a post on Wednesday. The blackout affects both physical and wireless data connections, as well as mobile phone usage.
CNN’s team in Jerusalem has been unable to contact anyone in Gaza since Wednesday.
“The collapse of telecommunications services, internet connectivity and emergency communication systems is again a real threat,” the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Wednesday.
“This would cripple life-saving coordination and prevent affected communities from receiving critical information.”
Reports of disruptions in central and southern Gaza began to emerge Thursday.
“Metrics show further disruptions to internet connectivity across the Gaza Strip; the telecoms disruptions are likely to impact search, rescue and aid efforts,” Netblocks said in an update.
I would say that's the perfect time for baseless accusations. "Hamas has yet to respond" How can they...
