Okay, I first heard about this a few days ago, but the Herald only reported on it yesterday:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10555398
Armed Hamas police broke into a Gaza City warehouse packed with United Nations humanitarian supplies and seized thousands of blankets and food packages.
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The incident also highlighted difficulties facing donors seeking to bypass Hamas while helping Gazans to survive and rebuild after Israel’s punishing military operation.
In New York, UN deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe said the UN Relief and Works Agency “condemned in the strongest terms” the confiscation of its aid supplies. The UN demanded the items be returned, but they remained with Hamas yesterday.
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The seizure took place after UNRWA staff refused to hand over the aid supplies to the Hamas-run Ministry of Social Affairs, he said. Similar aid packages were distributed to 70,000 residents over the past two weeks.
Ahmad Kurd, the Hamas official in charge of the ministry, did not deny the aid was seized, charging that the UN was giving the aid to local groups with ties to Hamas opponents.
“UNRWA did not do what it said it would do, and began distributing its aid to groups that tie their activities to political activism,” Kurd said, an apparent reference to Fatah, Hamas’ main opponents. In 2007, Hamas overran Gaza, expelling Fatah forces.
How crazy is this. Hamas made a large deal of innoccent civilians being killed in the latest conflict. But when it comes to helping them out only those who support Hamas will get help. The rest will die. Nice logic.
