THIS shocking footage released by the Israeli military appears to show gun-toting Hamas militants looting an aid truck in Gaza.
The video clip shared on social media by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) depicts armed gunmen on top of an aid truck as civilians stand around waiting for food.
The two men standing on top of the truck brandish their weapons as Gazans gather in the hope of receiving aid.
One of them points his weapon down towards the crowd.
An IDF spokesperson captioned the video saying: “Footage from just four days ago shows Hamas terrorists looting an aid truck, this is the same organization spreading false claims about a deliberate starvation campaign in Gaza.”
It comes as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen, with the United Nationswarning of a serious famine.
The crisis is now so widespread across Gaza .
Satellite footage shows thousands of starving Palestinians crowding around aid trucks begging for food.
Israel has faced widespread criticism from foreign governments and international bodies over the mounting humanitarian emergency in Gaza.
At least 63 people, including 24 children under five, died from hunger in July, according to theWorld Health Organization(WHO).
Gaza’s population of 2.3 million has faced the verge of famine after Israel imposed an aid blockade in early March.
But Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has called allegations that his country is conducting a starvation campaign in the territory a “bold faced lie”.
However, a global body responsible for monitoring hungerhas warned Gazans now face the “worst-case scenario of famine”.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said: “Mounting evidence shows thatwidespread starvation, malnutrition, and disease aredrivinga rise in hunger-related deaths.”
Earlier in the month, 20 people died at an aid distribution site in Gaza following a.
A British and EU drive to end the war in Gaza was backed by 22 Arab states - which called on Hamas terrorists to surrender for the first time on Wednesday.
Arab and Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, signed a declaration condemning the October 7 attacks in a groundbreaking move.
The statement also called on Hamas to free all hostages, lay down its arms and withdraw from its blood-soaked coastal stronghold.
The dramatic move was backed by all EU states plus 17 more nations which called for a two-state solution to end bloodshed across the Middle East.
Sir Keir Starmer backed the move warning Israel the UK would formally recognise a new Palestinian state unless fighting ceased in September.
But critics said the move would only encourage Hamas to dig in and hold out for the major concession from the UK.
And Israel accused Starmer of “rewarding” October 7 terrorists.
Donald Trump claims the pair did not discuss the move when they met on Monday.
Speaking on board, the US president said: “We never did discuss it.”
But Sir Keir told ministers the humanitarian situation in Gaza is now “increasingly intolerable”.
