Gaza youth forum says under attack by armed groups

Gaza - Ma'an - Weeks after an UNRWA recreation center in Gaza was set alight by masked gunmen, the Sharek Youth Forum said it has suspended work in the coastal enclave, after its offices were raided several times by armed groups.

A statement issued Wednesday said the youth group's equipment had been confiscated and its staff harassed. " Gazan youth are being prevented from expressing their views by unchecked armed groups.

Sharek wrote that daily raids and confiscations are "crushing" the society. "We have firmly committed to dealing with this crisis with integrity and impartiality and to seek the fair application of the law and the restoration of our property," the statement read.

Organizers said "We do not accuse any particular party but stress that armed groups have taken these actions in the name of national security." The Gaza government had failed to take "significant action" and has "continued to disregard the violations experienced by Sharek, and indeed all civil society institutions," they said.

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I guess the AIB is figuring out how to blame Israel for this.

Came out of a little back and forth with Alamuti Lotus.

Besides, criticizing Hamas diverts attentions from Zionist crimes.

It's so much better for Palestinians if the focus remains on the crimes of Israel rather than on the nice, progressive Hamas leadership.