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Source: https://www.israelhayom.com/2025/07/23/diplomatic-source-deal-nearly-finalized-hamas-faces-rift/
Hamas Conducting Campaign to Exaggerate Reports of Famine
(Israel Hayom) Danny Zaken - In a last-ditch effort to apply international pressure on Israel, Hamas is conducting a broad campaign that includes exaggerated and biased reports of famine. It has shut down several food distribution points operated by international organizations in areas it controls and is systematically targeting those trying to bring in supplies from Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) centers under Israeli supervision, including shooting incidents and arrests of food seekers. While hunger does exist in Gaza, its scale is far less than reported. Nonetheless, these reports influence global media and American public opinion, which in turn increases pressure on Israel. Saud, a Gaza resident in his 50s, told Israel Hayom that Hamas had shut down two food distribution points he used to visit. "The few that remain are far away and overcrowded. Often, I don't get there in time before they close, and sometimes there's no food left....Hamas members are mainly focused on stopping people from reaching the humanitarian aid centers. There have been several shooting incidents on roads leading to those places, carried out by [Hamas] Izz ad-Din al-Qassam fighters."