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Titolo: Hamas stealing aid supplies

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Report: Hamas stealing aid supplies to sell to residents
Grim picture of Gazans' lives painted by reports emerging from Strip,
claiming gunmen hiding in civilian homes, using residents as human
shields, and hijacking trucks of humanitarian aid
Roee Nahmias
A government or a gang? As the Israeli operation in Gaza wears on it
appears Hamas has relinquished any visage of a socio-political party,
abandoning its claim to govern the residents of Gaza in favor of
engaging in open war at their expense.
A number of reports from the Strip paint a picture of very difficult
humanitarian conditions, not least because of Hamas itself. The
suspicion is that the group's operatives have seized control of any
supplies passing through the crossings – including those sent by
Israel and international organizations.
Reports say Hamas takes a cut out of all aid that arrives, including
flour and medicine. Supplies intended to be distributed without gain
among the population is seized by the group and sold to the residents,
at a profit to the Hamas government.
One such incident was recorded Monday, when a convoy of trucks
carrying supplies through the Kerem Shalom crossing was opened fire
upon and seized by Hamas gunmen. Similar incidents occurred with
trucks carrying fuel.
In other cases, civilians are simply used as cannon fodder or human
shields. Reports out of Gaza say residents who attempted to flee their
homes in the northern area of the Strip were forced to go back at
gunpoint, by Hamas men.
The organization is presumably interested in increasing civilian
casualties in order to give rise to international pressure against
Israel. Arab media reported that in an IDF strike on a UN school 30
civilians were killed, but there is no legitimate way to prove gunmen
were among those killed as Hamas tends to bury these bodies quickly,
thus eliminating evidence in Israel's favor.
Other civilian complaints state that Hamas gunmen pull children along
with them "by the ears" from place to place, fearing that if they
don't have a child with them they will be fair game to the IDF. Others
hide in civilian homes and stairwells, UNRWA ambulances, and mosques.
In other reported cases Hamas gunmen hold civilians hostage in
alleyways in order to provide themselves with a living barricade to
ward off IDF forces. Reports somewhat more difficult to verify say the
group's men shot Fatah operatives in the feet to make sure the latter
would not attempt a coup.
No one to turn to
These reports lead to the assumption that Hamas is attempting to
exacerbate the atmosphere of a humanitarian crisis in the Strip, as
this may promote an international ceasefire initiative. In any case
the reports clearly show that the residents of Gaza have fallen prey
to Hamas as well as the IDF.
Reports of alarming shortages are also forthcoming, as residents
appear to lack water, flour, electricity, and any sign of a capable
government. Chaos reigns as no one appears to know when electricity
will be available, how to obtain water or food, or whom to address in
order to evacuate the injured.
The "emergency numbers" given to residents have ceased to function,
and citizens in need of assistance have only international
organizations, the Red Crescent, and the hospitals themselves to turn
to.
The Hamas leaders, aside from two addresses, have not been heard from.
Their speeches were broadcast a number of times, but in any case many
in the Strip can no longer access televisions, radios, or internet
without electricity.
Despite this, no authoritative anti-Hamas sentiments have been heard
from the Gazans. However Palestinian sources claim that grievances
against the group are voiced in secret. The animosity towards Israel
has not disappeared, say the sources, but it is now accompanied by
bitterness towards the organization many are dubbing Iranian in its
extremism.
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"anzi forse sara' meglio di"  (Luca Logi, ottobre 2000)
http://raionim.blogspot.com/2008/12/carica-ideale.html

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