According to relief workers and residents, the primary barrier to distributing supplies in the southern part of Gaza amid acute food shortages is increasingly violent thefts by criminal groups.
They claim that armed personnel operate in a restricted area along the border, right in front of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
According to information obtained by the news, Hamas has recreated a special security squad to fight theft and banditry after seeing an opportunity to reclaim control of the region.
The key Salah al-Din Road that leads from Israel’s Kerem Shalom border point was then closed for two days last week by a well-known family of criminals from Gaza.
According to witnesses, lorries attempting to reach the aid delivery area were fired at and iron obstacles were set up.
