THIS shocking footage released by the Israeli military appears to show gun-toting Hamas militants looting an aid truck in Gaza.
A video released on social media by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) shows armed individuals on an aid truck surrounded by civilians waiting for food supplies.
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.
The video was captioned by an IDF spokesperson with the message: “This footage from just four days ago shows Hamas militants stealing from an aid truck. The same group falsely claims there’s a deliberate effort to starve Gaza residents.”
It comes as the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to worsen, with the United Nations warning of a serious famine.
The crisis is now so widespread across Gaza that it can now be seen from space.
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 the World 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 hunger has warned Gazans now face the “worst-case scenario of famine”.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has indicated: “Increasing evidence reveals that widespread hunger, malnutrition, and illness are leading to more deaths related to hunger.”
Earlier in the month, 20 people died at an aid distribution site in Gaza following a “chaotic and dangerous” crowd surge.
An initiative led by Britain and the EU to conclude the conflict in Gaza received backing from 22 Arab nations, which for the first time on Wednesday urged Hamas militants to lay down their arms.
Countries across the Arab and Muslim world, such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey, have signed a statement denouncing the attacks on October 7 in a significant gesture of unity.
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 Air Force One, the US president said: “We never did discuss it.”
But Sir Keir told ministers the humanitarian situation in Gaza is now “increasingly intolerable”.
