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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has accused Hamas operatives of looting a humanitarian aid truck in southern Gaza on Saturday. The vehicle was part of an international convoy delivering essential relief supplies to civilians. According to CENTCOM, footage from a US MQ-9 drone showed suspected Hamas members attacking the truck's driver in northern Khan Younis, moving him to the road's median, and then seizing both the vehicle and its cargo. The driver's condition remains unknown. "The coordination center was alerted through video surveillance from a U.S. MQ-9 aerial drone flying overhead to monitor implementation of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Operatives attacked the driver and stole the aid and truck after moving the driver to the road’s median. The driver’s current status is unknown," CENTCOM said on social media platform X. It added, "Over the past week, international partners have delivered more than 600 trucks of commercial goods and aid into Gaza daily. This incident undermines these efforts. Nearly 40 nations and international organizations represented at the CMCC are working together to help flow humanitarian, logistical and security assistance into Gaza." Israel says the latest remains returned from Gaza by Hamas are not of hostages In the latest development on the Gaza war front, Israel said that the remains of three people Hamas handed over to the Red Cross do not belong to any hostages. The handover followed Israel's return on Friday of the bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza, which completed an exchange after militants turned over remains of two hostages earlier in the week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office confirmed that the remains of the three people did not belong to hostages. It was unclear who the remains belonged to. On the other hand, Hamas' armed wing said it had offered to hand over samples on Friday of unidentified bodies, but Israel refused and asked for the remains for examination. "We handed the bodies over to stop the claims of Israel," the statement said. Health officials in Gaza have struggled to identify bodies without access to DNA kits. Since the ceasefire took effect on October 10, Palestinian militants have released the remains of 17 hostages. (With AP inputs) Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from US News and around the World.
