ALBAWABA - Hamas officials released statements accusing officials in the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah of sending security officers into northern Gaza under cover of securing aid trucks.
A senior Hamas interior ministry official told Al-Aqsa TV that Majed Faraj, the Palestinian Authority's chief of intelligence, oversaw the force's mission. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority denied the allegations made by Hamas.
"The suspicious security force that entered yesterday with Egyptian Crescent trucks coordinated its operations entirely with the (Israeli) occupation forces,” the Hamas official said, without providing evidence.
The Hamas official said that six members of the force, who escorted aid trucks coming through the Rafah crossing with Egypt, were arrested and police forces were in pursuit to detain all other members.
In response, a PA official released a statement saying: "The statement by the so-called Hamas interior ministry over the aid entry into Gaza Strip is incorrect,".
The official stated that the authority wasn't interested in an exchange of media comments that would divert attention from "the suffering of our people in Gaza Strip, and the killing, starvation, and displacement they are living through".
According to a statement broadcast by Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV via its Telegram accounts, police officers and militant faction members have been directed to treat any forces that enter Gaza without their coordination as an "occupation force".
Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israel
Hamas military group announced on Oct. 7 a military operation called "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel which is the biggest offensive in decades.
Palestinian fighters “infiltrated” Israel from the Gaza Strip and captured military bases and took hostages as photos and videos went viral online showing Hamas fighters on vehicles inside Israel and others paragliding into occupation territory.
In response, Israeli armed forces announced targeting Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip. Thousands were killed, and dozens of thousands of others were injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
The latest statistics by the Ministry of Health in Gaza revealed that the death toll from Israeli brutal pounding on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has soared to 32,782+ people, with more than 75,298+ injuries.
Since then, approximately 85% of Gazans have been displaced, all of whom are suffering from severe food insecurity, and the healthcare system has collapsed. Hundreds of thousands of people lack shelter, and aid trucks are entering the area at a lower rate than before the conflict began.
