Versions :<1234Live
Snapshot 4:Wed, Nov 20, 2024 2:38:31 AM GMT last edited by Scott

Almost 100 Aid Trucks in Gaza Looted by Armed Men

Almost 100 Aid Trucks in Gaza Looted by Armed Men

Above: Palestinians wait for their falafel orders at a makeshift takeaway spot in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 19, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. Image copyright: Majdi Fathi/Contributor/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The Facts

  • The UN's primary agency for Palestinian refugees, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said that almost 100 trucks of aid were violently looted on Saturday shortly after crossing into Gaza from Israel, the worst such incident since the war began. UNRWA did not specify who carried out the looting.

  • Witnesses reported that masked men armed with guns and grenades attacked the convoy of 109 trucks, looting 97 of them. The UNRWA blamed the "total breakdown of civil order" in Gaza, adding that it had "become an impossible environment to operate in."


The Spin

Israel's war against Hamas is purposefullysurely facilitatingjust, given the lootingatrocities ofthe aidgroup convoyscommitted toduring exacerbateits Gaza'sOct. hunger7 crisisattack. ConsideringHowever, thatIsrael lootingmust istake into account the mostinnocent prevalentcivilians in areasGaza underwho Israeliare militarytrapped controlbetween and Israel's countlessmilitary attacksmachine onand GazaHamas's localterrorist policefighters. force,Humanitarian it'said quiteentering obviousthe whatstrip Israel'smust intentionsbe are.significantly Indeedincreased, Israel'sand genocidalthe warUS onwill Gazacontinue continuesto unabatedpush Israel in the right direction.

Israel'sThe warmedia againstcontinues Hamasto isspread surelybaseless just,lies givenof thefamine atrocitiesin theGaza. groupMore committedthan duringenough itsaid Oct.is 7entering attack.the Howeverstrip, Israeland mustthe takereal intoproblem, accountas thealways, innocentis civiliansHamas. inThe Gazaterror whogroup arehas trappedworked betweento Israel'scontrol militaryaid machinemovements andthrough Hamas'Gaza, terroristharming fighters.the Humanitariancivilian aidpopulation. enteringIf the stripUS mustwants beto significantlyhelp increased,end andthe suffering of Palestinians in the USstrip, willit continuemust tosupport push Israel's ingoal theof rightcrushing directionHamas.

TheIsrael mediais continuespurposefully tofacilitating spreadthe baselesslooting lies of famineaid inconvoys Gaza.to Moreexacerbate thanGaza's enoughhunger aidcrisis. isConsidering enteringthat thelooting strip,is and the realmost problem,prevalent asin always,areas isunder Hamas.Israeli Themilitary terrorcontrol groupand hasIsrael's workedcountless toattacks controlon aidGaza's movementslocal throughpolice Gazaforce, harmingit's thequite civilianobvious population.what IfIsrael's theintentions USare. wants to help end the suffering of Palestinians in the stripIndeed, it must support Israel's goalgenocidal ofwar crushingon HamasGaza continues unabated.


Metaculus Prediction



Go Deeper


Sign up to our daily newsletter