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<div class="gmail-domain-border"></div><h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Oxycodone Discovered in Aid Flour Bags, Gaza Condemns \u2018Heinous Crime\u2019</h1>July 27, 2025</div>
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Oxycodone was discovered in aid shipments sent to Gaza. (Photo: via QNN)
<p><strong>By <a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff" title="Display all articles for Palestine Chronicle Staff">Palestine Chronicle Staff</a></strong> </p>
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<h3><span>Gaza\u2019s Media Office accused the US and Israel of planting
narcotics in aid shipments and operating deadly aid centers that have
killed over 500 Palestinians since May.</span></h3>
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<p><span>The Government Media Office in Gaza has strongly condemned on
Friday the discovery of narcotic pills inside flour bags distributed
from aid centers overseen by the United States and Israel.</span></p>
<p><span>According to Al-Jazeera, the office reported having documented
four testimonies from citizens who discovered oxycodone pills hidden in
flour sacks originating from what it described as the \u201cdeath trap\u201d aid
hubs known as the American-Israeli aid centers.</span></p>
<p><span>Palestinian officials called the incident a \u201cheinous crime\u201d
targeting both public health and the social cohesion of Palestinian
society. </span></p>
<p><span>The Palestinian Bureau squarely blamed the Israeli occupation
army, accusing it of seeking to promote addiction and dismantle the
social fabric from within.</span></p>
<p><span>Citizens were urged to exercise caution, thoroughly inspect
food supplies from these centers, and report any suspicious findings.</span></p>
<p><span>Since May 27, Israel and the United States have been operating a
controversial aid distribution program through a body known as the
\u201cGaza Humanitarian Foundation,\u201d which functions outside the oversight of
the United Nations and established international aid agencies. </span></p>
<p><span>The initiative, critics say, forces starving Palestinians into a deadly dilemma: risk being shot or die from hunger.</span></p>
<p><span>Testimonies from Israeli soldiers and officers, published in
Haaretz, revealed that commanders issued direct orders to open fire on
unarmed Palestinians approaching these aid centers\u2014despite knowing the
civilians posed no threat. </span></p>
<p><span>These admissions come amid widespread reports of Israeli attacks on starving civilians near food distribution points.</span></p>
<p><span>According to Gaza\u2019s Ministry of Health, at least 549
Palestinians have been killed and over 4,000 wounded near aid centers
and food truck gathering points since the program began.</span></p>
<p><span>Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of UNRWA, described
the aid scheme as \u201cabhorrent\u201d and directly responsible for the ongoing
loss of life. </span></p>
<p><span>The United Nations has condemned it as an \u201cIsraeli military
humanitarian aid operation\u201d that flagrantly violates internationally
accepted standards of humanitarian assistance.</span></p>
<p><em>(PC, AJA)</em></p>
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