Roni Kaplan, IDF spokesperson in Spanish
Hamas wants to control the food arriving from Israel. They loot some of the food trucks, store the large quantities of stolen food in their warehouses, sell it to merchants at exorbitant prices, and then profit again by taxing these merchants' profits. This way, they become rich, hire more terrorists—in other words, hired killers—and stay in power.
Hamas, its close families, and powerful clans in Gaza steal food from the poor. That's why it's surprising that some socialist platforms in Latin America are defending them.
The shots were fired at food distribution centers run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which has been distributing 50% of the Gaza Strip's food since mid-May (about 100 million food packages, each for one family for one week). This fund is supported by the United States, not the United Nations.
Since Hamas has also infiltrated the UN in the Gaza Strip, it doesn't want anyone else to distribute the food. Furthermore, the FHG distributes food packages on a minority basis. 1.5 million packages per week, one per family, and each package is enough for one family for a week.
Hamas doesn't have a proportional advantage there to plunder, usurp, and steal in large quantities. That's why minority distribution is important.
Our soldiers have strict protocols for opening fire. Part of those procedures is to fire warning shots to ward off suspects who pose a risk. We have no intention of harming Gazan civilians, and every incident outside of protocol is thoroughly examined.
There have been incidents with casualties near food distribution points, but our numbers are much lower than those reported by Hamas and its "Ministry of Health" (approximately 80% less).
Every incident where we suspect an error is thoroughly reviewed; our shots are fired only to maintain order and prevent danger to life.
The reports of mass deaths in the centers are unverified figures from Hamas, whose goal is to destroy the aid mechanism in order to regain control of food and the population, and thus maintain its hold on power (through international pressure on Israel).
Israel must wage total war. Not wait any longer. Hamas started the war, and the Palestinians supported it.
If that's the reality, which must be proven, since no one knows, then the best thing to do is to set up a circus in Gaza, bringing the prisoners in Israel there. About 20 leopards, or cheetahs, would be placed as guards for each warehouse to guard the food. The prisoners, unarmed, would be the ones to fetch the food, so their option would be to steal from the cheetahs instead of from the Gazans. This would achieve control and sacrifice.
In this way, the Israelis could appear to be intelligent armies, instead of exchanging hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for each hostage they return, which has been the most "animalistic" exchange solution ever invented during such a conflict in the Middle East.
If that's the reality, which needs to be proven, since no one knows about it, then the best thing to do is to create a circus in Gaza, taking prisoners from Israel there.
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About 20 leopards, or cheetahs, would be placed as guards for each cellar to look after such food.
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The unarmed prisoners would be the ones to go and get the food, so their option would be to steal from the Shiites instead of from the Gazans.
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Thus, control and sacrifice would be achieved.
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In this way, the Israelis could appear to be intelligent armies, instead of exchanging hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for each hostage they return, which has been the most "animalistic" exchange solution ever invented during such a conflict in the Middle East.