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Murad al-Wadyah, a Palestinian youth who was previously injured in a prior demonstration, leans on a crutch as he stands outside his home in Gaza City. AFP
A Palestinian child rides a bicycle through a street flooded by rainwater in Gaza City. AFP
Murad al-Wadyah, a Palestinian youth who was previously injured in a prior demonstration, walks with a crutch past a rainwater pool near his home in Gaza City. AFP
Palestinian children play at a scrapyard in Gaza City. AFP
Murad al-Wadyah, a Palestinian youth who was previously injured in a prior demonstration, leans on a crutch as he sits on a chair by his home in Gaza City. AFP
A Palestinian girl hangs clothes out to dry on a line outside her home in Gaza City. AFP
A Palestinian woman combs her daughter's hair as they sit outside their home in Gaza City. AFP
A Palestinian girl stands next to the door of her home upon returning from school in Gaza City. AFP
July 13, 2020
July 13, 2020
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A senior Hamas commander has reportedly defected from the Gaza Strip to Israel.
The official was caught allegedly spying for Israel inside the coastal enclave before he escaped by sea, according to Saudi-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya.
He was identified in Palestinian media reports as Mohammed Omar Abu Ajwa, a man in charge of a unit in Hamas’ informal naval force who had control of sensitive documents relating to Hamas’ operations.
He had allegedly been cooperating with Israel since 2009.
Hamas denied the claims. "The Al Arabiya channel is promoting rumours that serve the aims of the occupation in destabilising the home front in Gaza," Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said.
The strip is run by Hamas, which has fought three wars with Israel since 2007. At times, Iran has backed the group financially, sending it money and military aid to help it fight Israel.
Its fighters, as well as those from other militant groups, have since lobbed thousands of rockets and other projectiles towards Israel sparking retaliation.
The Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the strip since 2007 has left the enclave with the highest unemployment rate in the world and a crippled economy that has left it on the verge of becoming “unliveable,” according to the United Nations.
Israel says the strict blockade is necessary to contain Hamas but which critics argue amounts to collective punishment and deepens Gaza's humanitarian crisis.
Updated: July 13, 2020 11:57 AM
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