Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized Hamas on Saturday after a US military drone video emerged showing suspected operatives of the terror group looting a truck carrying humanitarian aid headed to civilians in Gaza.
The video, released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM), shows suspected Hamas operatives attacking the driver of an emergency truck on Friday and dragging him into the median before fleeing with the vehicle and its cargo.
“Hamas continues to deprive the people of Gaza of the humanitarian assistance they so desperately need,” Rubio further wrote X. “This theft undermines international efforts to support President Trump’s 20-point plan to deliver critical aid to innocent civilians.”
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Rubio said Hamas remains “the obstacle” and accused the terror group of blocking aid to civilians.
The video, released by the US Central Command, shows suspected Hamas operatives attacking the driver of an emergency truck, dragging him into the median and then fleeing with the vehicle and its cargo. (US CENTCOM via X)
“They must put down their weapons and stop their looting so that Gaza can have a better future,” he added.
According to CENTCOM, the truck was part of a humanitarian convoy transporting goods from international partners to Gazans in northern Khan Younis.
The incident was captured on video surveillance by the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) using a US MQ-9 drone that monitored the implementation of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, the command noted.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized Hamas on Saturday after drone video emerged showing suspected operatives of the terror group looting a truck carrying humanitarian aid headed to civilians in Gaza. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“The officers attacked the driver and stole the emergency vehicle and truck after taking the driver to the median of the road,” CENTCOM wrote. X. “The driver’s current status is unknown.”
Nearly 40 countries and international organizations are coordinating humanitarian, logistical and security assistance to Gaza through the CMCC, the command said.
“Over the past week, international partners have delivered more than 600 trucks of commercial goods and aid to Gaza every day,” CENTCOM wrote. “This incident undermines these efforts.”
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According to CENTCOM, nearly 40 countries and international organizations coordinate humanitarian, logistical and security assistance for Gaza through the CMCC. (Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Located in southern Israel, the CMCC opened on October 17, marking the creation of a central hub for Gaza aid, just days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect.
The center serves as the main hub for stabilization efforts in Gaza and features an operations floor designed to monitor developments in Gaza in real time.
Data published in August by the United Nations Project Services Office (UNOPS) shows that most of the aid entering the war-torn Gaza Strip has been looted within the Palestinian territory.
