Hamas have said tonight that they made a mistake and that all the food and blankets will be returned in due course. Even Hamas would not bite the hand that feeds them.
Yes. The UN suspended aid to the Gaza strip because Hamas was stealing the food. Yes. And Israel killed over 1300 cvilians becaise they had better weapons. Hamas broke another seize fire. Hamas smuggled illegal weapons in. Both are true. But silly people will hate Israel still.
The Hamas explained why they took aid. The UNRWA would only distribute it to people who had a refugee status from when Israel drove people from their homes in 1948 and their direct descendants, not all the people who currently need aid because of Israel again. Hamas simply believed the aid should be distributed more widely. It's disgusting the UN has stopped aid other countries are sending for the victims of Israels latest crimes.
nikolaev - Do you have a reading comprehension problem?? I didn't say the UNWRA only distributed the supplies to refugees. I said they only gave it to people who had refugee status from 1948 and their direct descendants. That's a very, very big difference, especially given the huge amount of destruction during the 22 day offensive. The Hamas leaders said they believed it should be distributed more widely, as there are now, quite obviously, more refugees made by Israels attacks than there were in 1948 when they drove Palestinians from their homes and into Gaza, refusing them the right to ever return, and leaving them with a permanent refugee status.