Mick Hartley

Featured, grudgingly, as a BBC major news story – US-backed aid group says Hamas killed five Palestinian staff in bus attack:

The new group backed by Israel and the US for aid distribution in Gaza says Hamas attacked a bus transporting some of its Palestinian workers, killing at least five people.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said the attack happened on Wednesday night as the bus carrying more than two-dozen workers travelled to a distribution centre in southern Gaza, and that it came after days of threats from Hamas.

The BBC cannot independently verify the statement, and Hamas has not commented but it previously denied it had threatened the foundation's staff.

Yes – let's wait for confirmation from Hamas before we jump to any conclusions.

The system started operating on 26 May, to bypass the United Nations (UN) and other established organisations to distribute aid in Gaza.

Since then, its work has been marred by controversy and violence, with deadly incidents happening near its hubs almost every day.

The UN, which has refused to co-operate with the system, and aid organisations say it contravenes the humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality, and independence.

So it's very unlikely these nasty people will be telling the truth.

On Wednesday, local doctors said dozens more Palestinians were killed or injured by Israeli soldiers as they tried to access food at the foundation's distribution centres.

These would be doctors at Gaza hospitals, with the reports coming from the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency. So, of course, totally reliable.

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BREAKING: After days of threatening GHF workers, Hamas has followed through with violence.

At around 10 pm last night, Hamas attacked a bus carrying over two dozen members of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) — including local Palestinians working alongside U.S. personnel.… pic.twitter.com/8BZqMwo2zr

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Full text:

At around 10 pm last night, Hamas attacked a bus carrying over two dozen members of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) — including local Palestinians working alongside U.S. personnel.

GHF confirms at least five fatalities, multiple injuries, and fears that some team members may have been taken hostage.

What are the international community, the UN, and all the so-called activists waiting for? They must unequivocally condemn this heinous attack and take immediate action to support GHF.

GHF cannot deliver food and aid to Palestinians if Hamas continues to sabotage, threaten, and now murder humanitarian workers.

This is outrageous. It must stop. Now.