According to the reports, residents who tried to secure food supplies from aid convoys were violently stopped by armed Hamas members. Witnesses allege that several civilians were beaten, detained, and in some cases killed for attempting to access aid shipments without permission from the militant group.

Humanitarian organizations have long warned that Hamas uses control of aid as a tool of power, limiting distribution to loyal supporters while punishing others. These latest reports, if confirmed, highlight growing desperation in Gaza as food shortages intensify and humanitarian conditions worsen.

Local residents describe a climate of fear where families must choose between hunger and risking retaliation by Hamas. “We just wanted bread for our children,” one source told IsraelPress.net. “They  Hamas   treat us like criminals for wanting food.”