Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Hamas-affiliated gangs of looting humanitarian aid in Gaza, calling the theft a national disgrace during a time of immense suffering. “The looting and theft carried out by criminal gangs targeting warehouses and storage facilities of humanitarian aid is unacceptable,” Abbas said in remarks published Friday by the P.A.’s official Wafa news agency. Abbas pointed the finger squarely at “Hamas-affiliated gangs,” accusing them of being “primarily responsible” for pillaging the aid meant for Gaza’s war-ravaged civilians. “Palestinians will not forgive these disgraceful acts committed in such a critical time,” Abbas warned, adding that the perpetrators are “well known to the public” and would be held accountable “at the appropriate time.” The remarks come amid reports that Hamas has seized and redistributed up to 60% of aid entering the Gaza Strip, often diverting food and medical supplies for its own fighters or for sale on the black market. Israel suspended its aid flow on March 2 after Hamas rejected yet another U.S.-backed ceasefire and hostage deal. The condemnation adds fuel to the long-simmering feud between Abbas’s Fatah party — which rules parts of Yehuda and Shomron — and Hamas, the terror group that violently overthrew the P.A. in Gaza in 2007. Attempts at reconciliation, including a Chinese- and Egyptian-brokered unity government proposal earlier this year, appear to have collapsed once again. Abbas’s outburst also took a sharp turn when, in a rare moment of public frustration, he seemed to lash out at Hamas for holding hostages. “Why don’t you hand over the American hostages?” he asked rhetorically. “Sons of dogs, release those you are holding and put an end to this story. Shut down their [Israel’s] excuses. End this!” His comments did not clarify whether he was calling for the release of all the remaining 59 hostages from the October 7th massacre, or only the Americans among them. Ironically, Abbas’s own Fatah-aligned Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades took part in the October 7 attacks, and the P.A. continues to pay stipends to the terrorists involved through its notorious “pay-for-slay” policy. (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)