Thousands of people stormed a United Nations (U.N.) World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in central Gaza on Thursday amid severe food shortages.
According to WFP, two people were killed and several others were injured in the incident.
Footage shared on social media showed thousands of people breaking into the Al-Ghafari warehouse in Deir al-Balah, seizing bags of flour and cartons of food.
Gazans storming the Al-Ghafari warehouse in Gaza and finding it full with food and flour.
Hamas opened fire and killed a couple civilians for trying to get food for their families.
Hamas is hoarding food and selling it above market prices to finance their weapon purchases. pic.twitter.com/nOqOEMNQu3
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 29, 2025
According to open-source reports, Hamas operatives opened fire on civilians trying to secure food for their families.
It is also alleged in the reports that the large quantities of flour at the Al-Ghafari warehouse were hoarded by Hamas, with the intention of selling the food above market prices to finance weapon purchases.
New video shows Hamas had hoarded tons & tons of flour at the Al-Ghafari warehouse in Gaza which was stormed by Gazans.
Hamas opened fire & killed civilians for trying to get their families some food.
Hamas hoards food & sells it above market prices to finance weapon purchases pic.twitter.com/L0sUfZfMtc
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) May 29, 2025
In a statement, the WFP said the supplies were intended for distribution. It added that humanitarian needs in Gaza have “spiraled out of control” following an Israeli blockade that lasted nearly three months and was eased last week. The agency warned, “Gaza needs an immediate scale-up of food assistance.”
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a U.S. and Israeli-backed organization, currently oversees aid distribution in Gaza.
Earlier this week, the GHF opened two food centers near Rafah in southern Gaza. Thousands of Palestinians stormed one of the sites, where Hamas-run media reported that Israeli forces killed three people and injured dozens.
🚨🚨 #BREAKING: Reports: at one of the distributions centers, The American company personnel failed to control the people and retreated from one of the positions, after which they began to hear helicopters in the air, including reports of gunfire. pic.twitter.com/XiVXp48kPe
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) May 27, 2025
On Thursday, the foundation opened its third distribution center in central Gaza. A fourth food center is scheduled to open soon in Khan Yunis, mid-southern Gaza.
As of Thursday, the GHF delivered a total of 997,920 meals, bringing the total meals distributed to date to approximately 1,838,182.
Meanwhile, the White House announced that Israel has accepted a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal, which reportedly includes a 60-day pause and expanded aid to Gaza through U.N. channels. Reuters reported that Hamas is still reviewing the proposal although its terms do not meet the group’s demands.
