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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jason Burke in Jerusalem

Gaza ministry says 20 killed in anti-‘gang’ operation after looting of aid convoy

A queue of Palestinian women and children waiting with bowls
Palestinians in Deir al-Balah queue up to receive food supplied by humanitarian agencies. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry has said that at least 20 people have been killed in an operation targeting “gangs” accused of looting trucks bringing aid into the war-torn territory which is facing the threat of famine.

Gunmen attacked and looted about 100 trucks carrying desperately needed supplies over the weekend, the biggest such attack during 13 months of war in the territory and new evidence of the growing power of Gaza’s criminal gangs.

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