New video shared on social media shows Hamas looting an aid truck in Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
“Footage from just 4 days ago shows Hamas terrorists looting an aid truck, this is the same organization spreading false claims about a deliberate starvation campaign in Gaza. Make it make sense,” the IDF wrote above the black and white video 18 second video clip.
The Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories, a unit of the Israeli Ministry of Defense that oversees civilian policy in Judea, Samaria, and toward the Gaza Strip, shared images on X Tuesday morning of men surrounded by food. The men in the photos are Hamas terrorists, according to the Israeli government.
“While Hamas promotes a campaign of so-called ‘starving Gaza,’ it’s terrorists are feasting underground,” The Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories wrote on X above the images.
“Photos taken in recent months from inside tunnel kitchens show a wide range of food: meat, fresh vegetables, boiled eggs, even cake for dessert,” the post continues, noting that a U.N. World Food Program logo can be seen on one of the boxes behind a man in the photo.
“Hamas makes sure their underground stocks are full while ordinary Gazans are used to perpetuate false narratives,” according to the Israeli government.
Alarm over starvation in Gaza has reached a fever pitch in recent days as reports of malnutrition, especially among children, appear to be growing.
A new report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, a group aimed at increasing food security around the world, published a new report Tuesday on the threat of famine in the Gaza Strip.
“Mounting evidence shows that widespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths. Latest data indicates that famine thresholds have been reached for food consumption in most of the Gaza Strip and for acute malnutrition in Gaza City,” according to the report.
Over the weekend, Israel cleared the way for more aid to enter Gaza, instituting daily 10 hour pauses in military operations in several areas of Gaza to allow humanitarian aid to enter. Israel is also once again allowing aerial aid drops into Gaza.
President Donald Trump on Monday said there is “real starvation” in Gaza, adding “I see it, and you can’t fake that.”
Meanwhile, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied there is starvation in Gaza.
“There is no starvation in Gaza, no policy of starvation in Gaza, and I assure you that we have a commitment to achieve our war goals,” Netanyahu wrote on X Monday.