Gaza Authorities Accuse Israel, US of Hiding Drugs in Humanitarian Aid
In a statement published on Telegram, the office called the discovery a dangerous attack on public health. According to the statement, at least four people have reported finding pills called 'Oxycodone' in bags of flour they received.
Oxycodone is a powerful painkiller that can cause addiction. The media office warned that some of the flour may have even been mixed with the drug, which would make the situation even more dangerous.
'We hold the Israeli occupation fully responsible for this heinous crime of spreading addiction and destroying the Palestinian social fabric from within, as part of a systematic policy that constitutes an extension of the genocide it is waging against our Palestinian people,' it added.
Officials in Gaza said this act is part of a 'dirty war' against civilians and a way to use drugs as a weapon. They described it as a war crime and a clear violation of international humanitarian law. Aid points turn deadly
The Government Media Office also accused Israeli occupation forces of killing and injuring Palestinians near aid centers. It said that in the past four weeks, Israel has killed at least 549 Palestinians and injured over 4,000 others while trying to get humanitarian aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an initiative backed by the US and Israel.
The office referred to a recent investigation by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which published what it called 'shocking confessions' from Israeli soldiers. According to the article, soldiers received orders to shoot starving Palestinians near the aid distribution points, even when they posed no threat.
'The Israeli occupation army is pursuing a systematic policy of genocide under the false guise of 'relief',' Gaza's media office said.
The medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) also spoke out against the aid scheme. In a strong statement, MSF said the operation should be stopped immediately, calling it 'slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid.'
MSF, along with human rights groups and local authorities, say the so-called relief efforts are putting people in danger, rather than helping them survive.
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