Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za
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02 June 2025 | 12:59 CAT

Aid turned into ammunition: Israel’s deadly manipulation of Gaza’s hunger crisis leaves Palestinians fighting for survival amid massacre and forced displacement.

As Gaza continues to endure unimaginable suffering under Israeli occupation, disturbing reports have emerged once again detailing how humanitarian aid is being weaponised to inflict further pain on the besieged population. According to Moulana Ebrahim Moosa, who spoke to Radio Islam International in the Palestine Report. The situation has now deteriorated to the point where aid distribution points have become “centres for distributing death.”

At least 32 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 injured in what is being described as an “aid massacre” near Rafah. Victims were ambushed while queuing for food parcels, shot with bullets from all directions and attacked by Israeli-operated quadcopters. The Ministry of Health in Gaza has since declared that this so-called humanitarian mechanism has evolved into a “trap for mass killings” and a tool for the forced displacement of the local population.

“The gunshot wounds were to the head and chest, indicating a clear intent to kill,” said Moulana Moosa.
“This is not about distributing aid – this is a system designed to dehumanise, fragment, and obliterate society.”

Chaos by Design

Moulana Moosa described a strategically orchestrated effort to create chaos within the enclave. When aid trucks finally entered Gaza after a prolonged blockade, Israeli forces forced the drivers to pass through the most densely populated areas, honk their horns, and throw bags of flour to desperate civilians.

“Truck drivers were threatened with violence if they did not comply,” Moosa explained.
“This was meant to foment panic and set the stage for survival by violence – forcing families to fight over crumbs in a manufactured food war.”

The aim, according to Moosa, is to tear apart Gaza’s social fabric, destroy unity among its people, and strip them of dignity and order.

To make matters worse, the Palestinian Center for Missing and Forcibly Displaced reported a significant increase in civilian disappearances at these so-called aid points. These disappearances are suspected to be state-sponsored abductions as part of Israel’s broader policy of terror and forced population displacement.

Gaza’s Struggles Echo at Hajj

Despite the siege, the spiritual heartbeat of Gaza persists – this time among the few Gazans able to attend the 2025 Hajj. Moulana Moosa noted that around 1,350 Palestinians from Gaza will be performing pilgrimage this year. However, none of them recently exited the Strip; they are primarily Palestinians who were already outside, particularly in Egypt.

“They may be physically away from the destruction, but their hearts and minds are still in Gaza,” said Moosa.
“One widow shared that since fleeing to Egypt, she hasn’t heard from her ten children who remain behind. Her entire Hajj experience is marked by longing and pain.”

In a related development, elderly pilgrims from Jenin on their way to Hajj were targeted when an Israeli military vehicle rammed into their bus, an apparent deliberate provocation. Though no injuries were reported, the psychological trauma speaks volumes.

“Even the journey to fulfil a sacred duty is not spared from aggression,” Moosa added.

As the genocide in Gaza unfolds, Moulana Ebrahim Moosa’s report exposes not only the brutal violence meted out by Israeli forces but also the systematic, coldly calculated strategies being employed to deconstruct Palestinian society from within. The world’s silence grows heavier by the day – but the voices of those who suffer and those who bear witness must not be ignored.

Listen to the Palestine Report on Sabahul Muslim with Muallimah Shakirah Hunter and Moulana Ebrahim Moosa.