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Palestinian children at a food distribution station in Khan Yunis on Friday [May 16, 2025]. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP. Published by Haaretz

Palestinians ride an animal-pulled cart as they flee Gaza City on Friday [May 16, 2025].Credit: AFP/Bashar Taleb. Published by Haaretz

Residents of a displaced persons camp in Deir al-Balah, on Saturday [May 17, 2025]. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP. Published by Haaretz

Palestinians make their way with belongings as they fled their homes, after Israeli air strikes, in the northern Gaza Strip, on Friday [May 16, 2025]. Credit: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters. Published by Haaretz
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Mosab Abu Toha
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That food aid center run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is implementing Israel’s policy of using starvation as a weapon of war.
Placing the center close to Israeli soldiers put the Palestinians’ lives in danger.

This is what happened in Rafah an hour ago. Over 26 were murdered and over 150 were wounded when Israeli soldiers opened fire at starved people desperate to get food got near the distribution center.

9:07 PM · May 31, 2025
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The Guardian reported that the group said providing food aid to all Gazans 'would require expanding aid distribution mechanisms beyond the current model'

Haaretz
May 17, 2025

he Israel-backed organization responsible for distributing aid in Gaza has admitted that it will not be able to reach the most vulnerable residents of the Gaza Strip, The Guardian reported on Saturday.

"To provide all Gazans, including those that are infirm, immobile, or unwilling to travel to a secure distribution site, with access to food aid, GHF will require aid distribution mechanisms that expand beyond the currently scoped model," the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) – a Swiss-registered organization led by a former U.S. Marine – said, according to The Guardian report.

A person involved in GHF planning told The Guardian that the organization is in "advanced discussions" with Israel regarding details of the plan and the timeline of its implementation. According to the British newspaper's report, Israeli military forces have already started preparing "sites that match descriptions of militarised aid hubs planned by GHF."

The Guardian reported that the GHF has operated in secrecy since its inception. Beyond its postal address, no public details are available, not even a website. Its communication about Gaza's humanitarian crisis has been reportedly "limited to two statements circulating online."

Notably, the fund "has burnished its credentials" by listing the names of two well-known figures in the humanitarian world: former head of the World Food Program David Beasley and former CEO of World Central Kitchen Nathan Mook. However, according to The Guardian's report, both have told CNN that "they are currently not involved." The GHF did not respond to The Guardian's requests for comments on this subject.

Even though Israel has not officially laid out its plans for food distribution in the Gaza Strip, as The Guardian reports, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said last week that U.S. President Donald Trump ordered that humanitarian aid be brought into Gaza "as soon as possible," regardless of whether a cease-fire is reached between Israel and Hamas. According to Huckabee, the aid would be distributed "efficiently and safely" so that Hamas would not be able to access it, adding that several humanitarian organizations agreed to assist in the effort.

"We're not prepared to name them as of yet because some of the details of their participation are being worked out," he said. "But the happy news is to report that there has been a good initial response."

According to statements from the GHF and briefings from Israeli officials, four to five military distribution centres are envisioned in southern Gaza under the oversight of Israeli military bases, according to The Guardian's report.

The United Nations and aid organizations announced that they will refuse to cooperate with the plan, citing Israel's failure to meet obligations under international law.

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher said on Friday that time should not be wasted on an alternative U.S.-backed proposal to deliver aid to Gaza, adding that the UN has a proven plan and that 160,000 pallets of relief are ready to enter the Palestinian enclave now.

"To those proposing an alternative modality for aid distribution, let's not waste time. We already have a plan," he said in a statement as Israel blocked the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza for the 75th day in a row.