More than 170 international charities and non-governmental organizations have called for the dismantling of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a U.S. and Israeli-backed aid distribution scheme in Gaza. The group, established to bypass the United Nations and established international aid groups, has been criticized for contributing to widespread civilian harm. According to the United Nations and Palestinian health authorities, over 600 Palestinians have been killed at or near GHF aid distribution sites since the foundation began operations. Reports indicate that Israeli forces and armed groups have routinely opened fire on Palestinians seeking aid, resulting in hundreds of deaths and injuries. The number of aid distribution points has been drastically reduced from 400 to just four military-controlled sites, further exacerbating the humanitarian crisis. Major organizations including Doctors Without Borders, Oxfam, Save the Children, and Amnesty International have condemned the system as dehumanizing and have urged a return to UN-led aid coordination. The Trump administration has provided $30 million in funding to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which remains at the center of controversy amid accusations of militarizing aid and complicity in war crimes.
More than 600 people have been killed at or near aid distribution sites in the past month alone, according to the Palestinian health ministry. Witnesses and medics say Israeli forces routinely open fire on crowds trying to reach food https://t.co/sf4vyoHXTT
Over 500 people have been killed around sites belonging to the US and Israel backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the UN has said, amid growing outrage https://t.co/DDdzgRoQZp
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