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On November 25, 2024, the pro-Hamas "Gaza Now" Telegram outlet reported that Hamas's Ministry of the Interior deployed its security unit, SAHM (Arrow), across the Gaza Strip to arrest individuals involved in "stealing" humanitarian aid and "collaborating" with Israel.[1]
The post claimed that Hamas's security unit has a list that includes names of "agents, merchants, and regular people" who are involved in "prolonging the suffering" of Gazans.
Vowing that the accused will be severely punished, the post alleged that the list includes names of individuals who took part in stealing humanitarian aid trucks, "assaulted" people's private property, and others who established "gangs."
The list also includes the names of people who "directly cooperated with the Zionist occupation."
The outlet said that the list includes people from all over the Gaza Strip, and that Palestinian tribes welcomed this measure.
Earlier, Gaza Now reported that the same security unit, SAHM, announced that it killed the "most dangerous" spy who was collaborating with Israel.[2] The post which did not reveal the alleged spy's name, but referred to him by his initials, M.Sh. The spy was described as among the "most dangerous figures," who was involved in "stealing humanitarian aid trucks in coordination with the Zionist entity."
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