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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-790880
Israel: Food Sent to Gaza Is Immediately Taken by Hamas
(Jerusalem Post) Zvika Klein - A senior Israeli defense official said Thursday, "The food shortage [in Gaza] and use of the word 'hunger' have been exaggerated," explaining that most of the food that Israel has been sending to Gaza has "immediately been taken by Hamas terrorists, who then sell some of the supplies for ten times more than what it's worth." "Every family has enough food to survive. Are they eating five meals a day? The answer is no. We have been supplying them with aid as well as the U.S., but unfortunately, it wasn't distributed to the citizens themselves." A former senior Israeli defense official said, "there are those who are hungry since Hamas has taken all of the food and they don't have enough money to pay Hamas on the black market." Israel and foreign countries bring food and aid into Gaza. Then gangs take the supplies at gunpoint, and a significant portion of the population is left unable to afford necessities. Even if Gaza were to be inundated with food supplies, hunger would persist because the issue at its core is not about availability but access and affordability. Hamas controls an enormous amount of food and aid. If it had allowed the citizens of Gaza to have access to this aid, the situation would have been very different - but they want their citizens to starve because it helps them create their false narrative.