Hamas accuses Mladenov of siding with Israel over Gaza goods dispute

Hamas has rejected accusations from Board of Peace Director-General Nickolay Mladenov over halted commercial deliveries to Gaza, saying he repeated Israel’s account. In a statement on Friday, the group dismissed his accusation of “coercion,” calling his position “blatant bias and complicity with the occupation and its pretexts aimed at obstructing the entry of goods”. Mladenov wrote on social media on Thursday that Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) had sent him a report blaming Hamas for the suspension. COGAT operates under Israel’s defence ministry and oversees civilian affairs in the Palestinian territories.