The United Nations accused Hamas of disrupting humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza, alleging that members of the militant group stormed a food depot in the north of the war-ravaged strip over the weekend.

A senior UN official said humanitarian workers were forced to stop food distributions after armed personnel affiliated with the de facto authorities entered the Abu Rashid food distribution point in Jabalia. The UN statement also alleged that the forces entered a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and assaulted two truck drivers delivering humanitarian supplies.

The UN official said such incidents were part of a wider, increasingly dangerous pattern of intimidation, violence, and obstruction affecting humanitarian operations, including attempts to smuggle supplies and targeting of aid efforts.

Israel seized on the UN complaint, reiterating its position that Hamas undermines aid reaching civilians, while rejecting humanitarian claims that the amount of aid entering Gaza is insufficient