The Sahem Unit of the Ministry of the Interior in Gaza carried out a qualitative operation, striking aid thieves with an iron first in Rafah today.

Over 20 members of gangs stealing aid from trucks were killed in a security operation carried out in cooperation with tribal committees. The Ministry of Interior stated that this is the beginning of a broader campaign that has been long planned and will expand to all thieves. They added that the phenomenon of stealing aid has severely impacted the community and contributed to the onset of famine in the southern Gaza Strip (which is beginning to again experience hunger).

The security forces have documented communications between the gangs and the IOF, which has provided cover for the gangs through Shin Bet officers and directed their actions. The Sahem security operation and the existing campaign is being carried out in coordination with all Palestinian factions with wide approval.

In the clashes today, one of the heroes of the Sahem Unit ascended to martyrdom after being shot in the head. It is worth nothing that this unit was founded by Yahya Sinwar before his martyrdom.

A week ago, in Maghazi in the central Gaza Strip, 3 were killed and 27 were wounded after the Sahem Unit targeted gunmen who attempted to rob an aid convoy of the World Food Operation. The Ministry of Interior ordered hospitals not to receive the wounded, stressing that these gunmen “obstructed the path of aid convoys and target the rights of the Palestinian people, causing suffering and famine.”

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