How trustworthy is information from Hamas?
Comment on Discussion Thread ⚽ Monday 28 July 2025
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 days agoI don’t know how trustworthy the info is that says there’s enough food. There obviously isn’t, people are starving. I do believe there are probably groups or gangs (hamas included) that may have taken control of some food, intercepting deliveries, and are hoarding it. Because the reality is that in situations of scarcity human behaviour very quickly descends to individualism and violence. This means those who have higher physical strength, weapons, aggression, connections to form a violent group, are going to attempt to acquire and control resources for themselves and their associates. If there was enough food, their hoarding would be pointless, there would be no incentive. The solution to the hoarding and the starvation is easy. More food.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
SituationCake@aussie.zone 3 days ago
I wouldn’t have much trust in it. They are playing the politically war as much as the physical one too. It’s hard for any of us that are not there to know what is reliable information. But for me, I think the more neutral bodies like UN, aid agencies, journalists might be able to make observations and if you average them out that’s probably as best as a person can do.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 days ago
There were some reports of people being fired on when they tried to get the food. There are ‘pauses’ now but I don’t think the situation would be much better
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 days ago
the reports are false
the people shot at were 500 metres away from food stations
there is video footage of Hamas shooting at Gazan people and then IDF returning fire to Hamas
StudChud@aussie.zone 3 days ago
How do you know? What’s your source?
bacon@aussie.zone 3 days ago
you think Haaretz is lying?
haaretz.com/…/00000197-ad8e-de01-a39f-ffbe3378000…