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Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hamas fighters ‘not paid for three months' because of Israeli aid block
Hamas has not paid its fighters for three months due to Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid preventing the group seizing and selling supplies, according to reports. Members of the al-Qassam brigades, Hamas' military wing, have not received any pay since around February, a source from within the terror group told the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. Families of terrorists killed or captured during fighting with Israel are also reported to have not received their usual remuneration. Hamas's civil workers were said to have received a reduced salary equivalent of $250 four months ago, which 'sparked resentment among employees'. It is not clear if they have been paid since. Budgets allocated towards ministries and government agencies were also reported to have been put on hold around the same time. Israel cut off supplies of humanitarian aid to Gaza in March, some of which Hamas had reportedly been seizing and selling to raise money. Around 100 aid lorries were allowed to reenter the strip on Friday, but this was much reduced from the around 600 a day that were crossing the border before March. Moumen Al-Natour, a Palestinian lawyer from the Al-Shati camp in central Gaza, told the Wall Street Journal last week that the cash-strapped terror group had 'a big crisis' on its hands. 'They were mainly dependent on humanitarian aid sold in black markets for cash,' he explained. The renewed Israeli offensive in Gaza has also reportedly targeted Hamas officials involved in distributing cash. Hamas has 'never experienced such conditions before, whether during the current war or in previous periods' and there is a 'clear administrative vacuum', Asharq Al-Awsat wrote. On Monday Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Mark Carney called on Israel to lift its restrictions on humanitarian aid and stop its military operations in Gaza, a statement that was strongly condemned by the Israeli government. Hundreds of Palestinians were seen in footage posted to social media this week calling for an end to the war and the removal of the group, which has been in power in Gaza for nearly two decades. The protests appear to have been caused by claims from a senior Hamas official that the war with Israel was 'eternal', and that Palestinians would 'produce dozens more babies for each martyr'. 'Out! Out! Out! All of Hamas, out!' the protesters chanted, despite the danger of speaking out against the terror group in the war-torn enclave. In March, a 22-year-old man was tortured to death by armed gunmen after taking part in anti-Hamas demonstrations. Videos from Khan Younis show young men criticising Hamas for selling their 'blood for a dollar… To those with Hamas, be aware the people of Gaza will dig your grave'. Gaza-based journalists reportedly received threats after the protests, warning them not to publish any 'negative news that could affect the morale of the people'. One man, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the BBC: 'The people do not care any more about Hamas's attempts to suppress their voice because they are literally dying from hunger, evacuation, and the bombings.' Hamas is also reported to have lost much of its influence in the Occupied West Bank, with underfunded terror cells not carrying out attacks on Israeli settlers or troops due to fear of military raids. Israel continued its new Gaza offensive on Saturday, with the strip's Hamas-run civil defence agency saying at least 15 people were killed by Israeli strikes. 'Suddenly, a missile from an F-16 destroyed the entire house, and all of them were civilians – my sister, her husband and their children,' said Wissam Al-Madhoun outside Khan Younis's Nasser Hospital, where tearful mourners gathered around white-shrouded bodies. 'We found them lying in the street. What did this child do to Netanyahu?' he added. The Israeli military said it was unable to comment on individual strikes without their 'precise geographical coordinates'. In a statement, the military said that over the past day the air force had struck more than 100 targets across the territory, including members of 'terrorist organisations in the Gaza Strip, military structures, underground routes and additional terrorist infrastructure'. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Saba Yemen
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Al-Qassam: Fierce clashes between our fighters, Zionist enemy in al-Jneina neighborhood of Rafah
Rafah - Saba: Al-Qassam Brigades on Thursday that its fighters engaged in fierce clashes with Zionist enemy forces in al-Jneina neighborhood of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. The Brigades stated via its Telegram channel, "al-Qassam fighters are engaging in fierce clashes at point-blank range with enemy soldiers and vehicles in the incursion area in al-Jneina neighborhood, east of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip." On Wednesday, al-Qassam Brigades announced four operations targeting Zionist vehicles and forces, three of them in Rafah and one in Khan Yunis. The Brigades killed and wounded soldiers in a complex ambush, a minefield, and a luring operation. The enemy army continues its aggression against the Gaza Strip, after reneging on the ceasefire agreement that was signed on March 18, following the end of the first phase of the agreement, which lasted 50 days. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Al-Qassam releases video of sniping Israeli soldiers, officers east of Beit Hanoun
Gaza – Saba: Al-Qassam Brigades released a video on Saturday documenting the sniping of Israeli enemy soldiers and officers. The video shows a soldier falling after being shot by al-Qassam sniper, followed by the sniping of another soldier who tried to pull him out. The Brigades announced Friday that they had sniped a number of Israeli enemy soldiers and officers east of the town of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip. Al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement on Saturday that, in continuation of the "Breaking the Sword" ambush, a number of enemy soldiers and officers were sniped with al-Qassam "Ghoul" rifles on al-Awda Street east of the town of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
20-02-2025
- Sport
- Saba Yemen
Haddi Course concludes in Damt District, Dhalea
Dhalea - Saba: The competitions of the late Mohammed Issa al-Haddi Football Cup League concluded in the youth and junior categories in Damt District in Dhalea Governorate under the slogan "Flood of Victory". The league was organized over a month with the participation of nine sports teams, the al-Ittihad Youth Club in coordination with the Youth and Sports Office in the Governorate. In the final match for the youth category, the al-Qassam team defeated the al-Sha'la Falcons team by a clean goal, and in the youth category, the al-Sumoud team defeated the al-Suqour team by six goals to two. In conclusion, the Director General of the Youth and Sports Office in the Governorate, Masoud al-Dhaheri, and the Deputy Director General of Water, Ayoub al-Haddi, handed over the cups and gold medals to the al-Qassam and al-Suqour teams, and the cups and silver medals to the al-Sha'la and al-Suqour teams, and the individual award winners were honored. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (Local)
Saba Yemen
15-02-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
How did enemy media read scenes of Palestinian resistance handing over three occupation prisoners?
Gaza - Saba: The Palestinian resistance on Saturday succeeded professionally in sending strong messages to the occupation through the banners it hung on a platform to release the three occupation prisoners in Khan Yunis. The enemy media circulated pictures of the platform and interrogated its messages, which came at a level that confirms the extent of the resistance project's roots, its expansion and its ability to absorb its goals. Correspondent of the occupation army radio Doron Kadosh said on Saturday that the Hamas movement hung banners on a platform to release the three prisoners, during which messages were sent that read: "There is no migration except to al-Quds," which is Hamas's response to Trump's plan - "O al-Quds, we are your soldiers," and Hamas's goal is to write a message calling for al-Quds- at the bottom of the platform. He added that Hamas placed a banner reminding them of the events of October 7 that says: "We passed like a ray of sunshine," with pictures of the kibbutzim in the envelope, which were damaged in the attack when Hamas elements stormed them. The Hebrew newspaper "Maariv" reported that the propaganda provided by al-Qassam and al-Quds Brigades in the sixth batch of the exchange is considered a finger in the eye of "Israel". The Hebrew newspaper quoted a weapons expert as saying that "Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants appeared for the first time wearing Israeli army uniforms, noting that in some cases the militants appeared with Tavor (MP5) rifles in their possession, which are used by Israeli elite units." It added, "While US President Donald Trump continues to pressure Egypt and Jordan to accept refugees from the Gaza Strip, and hints at the possibility of using US aid as a means of pressure, Hamas was keen to announce its response to the platform for the release of prisoners in the Gaza Strip: "No immigration except to Jerusalem." The Hebrew website "Walla" indicated that Hamas raises a picture of the prisoner Matan and his mother, Einav Tsang-Oker, on the release platform in Khan Yunis, with the phrase "Time is running out," next to an hourglass. The enemy's media circulated scenes of the Palestinian resistance handing over the three occupation prisoners in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Saturday morning. The scenes showed the moment the three prisoners arrived, accompanied by al-Qassam fighters and al-Quds Brigades, and their ascent to the platform to deliver speeches in Hebrew. The pictures showed the spread of elements of al-Qassam Brigades and al-Quds Brigades in Khan Yunis, with security and organizational equipment in the area near the ruins of the house of the martyr Yahya Sinwar. According to "Palestine Online", The resistance displayed a display platform decorated with pictures of its martyred leaders, headed by Mohammed al-Deif and Rafeh Salama, and phrases in Arabic, English and Hebrew, with several phrases through which messages were sent to the "Israeli" occupation, most notably: "We are the soldiers, O al-Quds, bear witness", in addition to pictures of the Gaza envelope settlements that the resistance fighters entered on October 7 and were able to control and capture hundreds of Zionist soldiers, and the phrase "We crossed like a thread of the sun" was in the middle of the pictures. The phrase "No immigration except to al-Quds" also appeared, through which the resistance fighters sent a clear response to US President Donald Trump's statements and proposals to displace Palestinians from Gaza. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
