{"id":300734,"date":"2025-08-11T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=300734"},"modified":"2025-08-11T12:03:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T11:03:21","slug":"euro-med-israel-recruits-gangs-and-us-mercenaries-to-kill-civilians-near-gaza-food-aid-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2025\/08\/euro-med-israel-recruits-gangs-and-us-mercenaries-to-kill-civilians-near-gaza-food-aid-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro-Med: Israel Recruits Gangs and US Mercenaries to Kill Civilians Near Gaza Food\/Aid Points"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Local armed gang and foreign, mostly US, mercenaries are deployed to kill Palestinian civilians at food aid distribution points in Rafah, Gaza.
From Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor<\/p><\/div>\n

9 Aug 2025 –<\/em>\u00a0Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has accused Israeli occupation forces (IOF) of deploying a local armed gang and foreign mercenaries to kill Palestinian civilians at aid distribution points in Rafah, Gaza.<\/p>\n

In a report released today, the human rights group said the IOF is coordinating with the so-called \u201cAbu Shabab gang\u201d and foreign fighters from a US private security firm to incite chaos and carry out extrajudicial killings.<\/p>\n

These actors reportedly fired directly on starving civilians attempting to access food aid, killing at least 14 and injuring dozens.<\/p>\n

Eyewitnesses confirmed that members of the gang, dressed in uniforms with the emblem \u201cPalestinian counter-terrorism units\u201d, first ordered residents to queue for aid before opening fire as they approached the trucks.<\/p>\n

As panic broke out, the gunmen retreated to IOF-controlled zones, where IOF soldiers joined them in further gunfire and dispersal of the crowd using live ammunition and tear gas.<\/p>\n

The Euro-med cited documented cases of mercenaries\u2014operating under direct Israeli command\u2014firing on civilians, looting UN aid convoys, and selling stolen goods at inflated prices in Israeli-controlled areas.<\/p>\n

It warned that these actions, along with the systematic use of starvation and violence, constitute war crimes under international law.<\/p>\n

According to the Euro-Med Monitor, the involvement of foreign military contractors may qualify as mercenary activity, prohibited under the 1989 International Convention.<\/p>\n

The report holds Israel legally accountable for the actions of both official forces and these irregular armed groups, citing violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention.<\/p>\n

The Monitor called for immediate international investigations, prosecution of all involved parties, and global sanctions targeting Israeli officials and affiliated private companies.<\/p>\n

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