The private sector aid mechanism in Gaza is ‘clearly not working’: Analysis
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“If you look at the chaos and anarchy on the ground, you know there has to be a better, more efficient way of getting food to people who are clearly starving,” Colin Clarke, the director of research for the Soufan Group, a consultancy firm, tells Al Jazeera.
“This is all part and parcel of the Israeli counterinsurgency strategy to push people into the south, but … the optics of this to the world are becoming quite clear,” he explained.
Clarke stated that, according to some assessments, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation may not be able to continue its operations after the Boston Consulting Group terminated its contract with them.
“There’s the conventional wisdom says that the private sector is inherently more efficient when it comes to certain logistics, but this is a very specialised aid mechanism, delivery of food to starving people in a conflict zone, that should be left to the people and organisations that do this for a living, the neutral and impartial organisations like the United Nations” he said.
Israeli fire kills at least 27 aid seekers in Gaza: Health Ministry
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Israeli forces have killed at least 27 Palestinians and injured 90 more as they opened fire close to an aid distribution site in Rafah, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
The latest killings came early on Tuesday at the Flag Roundabout, near an aid hub operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Palestine.
UN official condemns Israeli killing of Palestinians near aid sites
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It’s been another day of bloodshed in Gaza – where Israeli forces have again opened fire on Palestinians waiting to collect food.
At least 27 people have been killed and dozens injured.
The repeated killings come as the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says the aid centres have become death traps in the Strip.
Jeremy Laurence, spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has voiced deep concern over the killing of more than 100 Palestinians near US-backed aid sites in Gaza.
US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza ‘inhumane’: Charity chief
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At least 24 Palestinians have been killed and dozens injured in an Israeli attack on people waiting for aid in southern Gaza’s Rafah area at an aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which is backed by Israel and the US, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.
Bassam Zaqout, director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, has described the situation at the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund’s (GHF) aid distribution sites as a “death trap”.
“Honestly, it’s an inhumane act,” he told Al Jazeera from Gaza City. “It’s a war crime … shooting towards civilians directly while they are waiting for aid.”
Zaqout added that there was no clear eligibility criteria as to who should be receiving aid on any particular day.
Israeli forces fire on starving civilians at GHF aid hub in southern Gaza, killing 3 and injuring 35
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Israeli forces opened fire on starving civilians waiting for food near the site in southern Gaza.
At least 31 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 were injured at the same hub on Sunday.
The distribution centre is operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, an organisation backed by Israel and the US.
More than 50 Palestinians have been killed across the Strip since early Sunday.
Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from outside al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
Gaza hunger crisis: US-backed aid becomes ‘death trap’ under Israeli fire
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Gaza’s civilians face impossible choices: risk Israeli drone strikes at US-backed aid sites or starve as food prices soar and markets empty. The new Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, replacing UNRWA, is accused of weaponising aid, with distribution points becoming “death traps.”
Hospitals battle malnutrition-induced anaemia, leaving even blood donors too weak to contribute. “This is famine parallel to genocide,” says one woman, describing hours-long queues for scraps of food. Despite ceasefire talks, Israel’s blockade ensures aid remains insufficient and unsafe to access.
Doctors report widespread immunodeficiency as hunger becomes a deadlier threat than bombs. With crossings closed and infrastructure destroyed, Gaza’s survival hinges on urgent, unimpeded humanitarian access.
Al Jazeera’s Wilson Dizard reports.
Operating theatres overwhelmed after Israeli attack on Rafah aid site: Plastic surgeon
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Israeli forces have killed at least 31 Palestinians gathering to collect food near an aid distribution site in southern Gaza.
The hub is operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial organisation backed by the US and Israel.
There’s also been an attack at another GHF site in central Gaza, killing at least one person.
Tom Potoka, a consultant plastic surgeon at Nassar Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, has described to Al Jazeera the chaotic aftermath of the Israeli attack on a food distribution site in Rafah.
Israel kills at least 31 Palestinians waiting for food at US-backed Gaza aid sites
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Israeli tanks have opened fire on a group of desperate Palestinians, gathered near an aid distribution site in Rafah, in southern Gaza.
At least 31 people were killed and more than a hundred others injured.
The distribution point is managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation – a controversial group backed by both Israel and the US.
Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports.
Breaking News: Israeli attacks US-backed GHF aid hubs in Gaza kill 31 and injure dozens
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Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians gathered at aid distribution sites run by a US-backed group in southern and central Gaza, killing at least 30 people in Rafah and one more near the Netzarim Corridor and injuring dozens.
The aid site is under the control of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is backed by the US and Israel.
The United Nations has accused the organisation of weaponising aid, warning that it could serve to depopulate northern Gaza, as planned by the Israeli military.
Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reports from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
To discuss this further, we are joined by Dr Bassam Zaqout, Director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, speaking from Gaza City.
Shot searching for food: At least 20 Palestinians wounded near Netzarim
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Israeli forces have shot and wounded at least 20 Palestinians as they tried to collect food at a distribution site. Crowds were gathered near the Netzarim Corridor when shots were fired, sending them fleeing. There have been similar scenes of desperation in several locations throughout the week. At least 10 Palestinians have been killed trying to collect food.
Gaza food desperation: Chaos and violence in food distribution centres
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For months, aid agencies have warned that Israel is weaponizing famine in Gaza. Now, controversy is growing around food distribution hubs established by the US-backed, Israeli-approved Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Palestinians have described scenes of lawlessness, gunfire, and despair at sites meant to provide lifesaving supplies.
Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reports.
Chaos at Gaza aid distribution points ‘predictable and preventable’: Analysis
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Shaina Low, the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) communications adviser in Palestine, says the scenes of Palestinians desperately seeking food highlight the risks involved in bypassing coordinated humanitarian distribution systems.
“What we’re seeing now – people walking tens of kilometres to access distribution sites, the chaos that is unfolding, the way that Palestinians are being corralled to reach aid – it’s just devastating,” Low told Al Jazeera from Amman, Jordan.
“People have been suffering for nearly 20 months of hostilities now and are desperate for any type of food or any type of assistance to help them and their families survive. No one should be subjected to this type of undignified treatment and the danger that it poses for civilians.”
Low added that these distribution sites are being used “to advance Israel’s political and military objectives” to displace Palestinians. In contrast, humanitarian groups such as the NRC and the United Nations deliver assistance directly to people in need, where they are.
“That ensures that vulnerable people … don’t have to go long distances. We make sure that aid reaches people in need and is fit for what their needs are. The boxes that they have been receiving are nowhere near adequate to meet the desperate needs of a population that’s been starved for the past 80-plus days.”
Multiple explosions near food distribution point in central Gaza
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There have been multiple explosions near a food distribution point opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the centre of the Strip.
That’s after Israeli shots were fired near one of their aid points in the south on Wednesday.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum has the latest from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Palestine.
War on eating in Gaza: Kitchens and food centres targeted by Israeli strikes
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For months, aid groups have warned starvation is becoming a central weapon in Israel’s war on Gaza. Now, an Al Jazeera investigation has revealed that dozens of community kitchens that are lifelines for displaced Palestinians, have been systematically targeted in Israeli air strikes.
Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports.
Israeli officials vow to starve Palestinians as hunger crisis deepens | Al Jazeera Newsfeed
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On World Hunger Day, Palestinians continue to starve in Gaza, a day after a chaotic rush on an Israeli- and US-backed distribution point delivering the first aid since Israel’s March blockade. Some Israelis oppose even this minimal relief. Here’s what they’ve been saying.
UN, aid groups slam US-Israel-backed initiative after deadly rush in Gaza
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Three people have been killed and dozens injured during attempts by a controversial aid group to distribute food to thousands of starving Palestinians in Gaza.
The US and Israel back the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
But the UN and aid groups have rejected the role of the foundation, saying it appears to “weaponise aid”.
Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports and Tareq Abu Azzoum has the latest updates from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Palestine.
Gaza humanitarian foundation chaos: Starved Palestinians storm distribution area near Rafah
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Chaos erupted at aid distribution centers in Rafah, southern Gaza, as the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started its operations on Tuesday. The controversial US-Israeli organization was brought in instead of UNRWA and other agencies for the delivery of aid to people in the Gaza strip.
Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports.
Gaza starvation crisis: Israel releases video of aid distribution point
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The Israeli military has released footage of a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centre, hours before the chaos unfolded. This centre is intended to serve hundreds of thousands of people, who had received little or no food for months, and replace those established by the UN and other independent charities.
Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut joins now from the Jordanian capital Amman. She’s there because the Israeli government has banned Al Jazeera from reporting inside Israel and the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports from Gaza City.
Gaza hunger crisis: Desperate crowds storm US aid distribution site in Rafah as operation collapses
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Chaotic scenes unfolded in Rafah, southern Gaza, as Palestinians rushed a US aid distribution site in Tal as-Sultan, prompting American security personnel to fire warning shots. Israeli forces reportedly intervened remotely to disperse crowds. Israeli Army radio cited security sources distancing Israel from the incident while confirming US contractors regained control. The aid was distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial organisation established after Israel blocked UN access in March. Footage shows desperate civilians amid strict aid restrictions. The foundation’s private contractor-led operations have drawn criticism for lacking UN neutrality protocols. This incident highlights escalating tensions over aid delivery in the besieged enclave.
Al Jazeera’s correspondents are tracking developments across key locations, including Hind Khoudary and Hani Mahmoud in Gaza, and Kristen Saloomey at the United Nations in New York. We’re also joined by analysts and experts: Tamer Qarmout, Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, speaking from Doha; Ahmed Bayram, Middle East Spokesperson for the Norwegian Refugee Council, joining us from Amman; and Chris Gunness, former Chief Spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, speaking from London.
Widely condemned US-Israeli-backed aid group starts operations in Gaza
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A controversial aid group, backed by the US and Israel, says it has begun operations in Gaza, despite objections from the United Nations.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it’s now opened its first distribution hubs in southern Gaza.
On Sunday, its executive director resigned, saying the mission couldn’t adhere to humanitarian principles.
The UN and other aid groups say the scheme would force further displacement of Palestinians and could breach international law.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum has more about the challenges faced by Palestinians to reach supplies of aid in Gaza.
US-Israel aid plan ‘washes’ Gaza genocide, says ex-UNRWA spokesperson
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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) will begin aid distribution despite director Jake Wood’s resignation, citing incompatibility with humanitarian principles. In an Al Jazeera interview, former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunness condemned the plan as “aid washing,” accusing Israel of weaponising assistance to justify “ethnic cleansing and genocide.” He warned private contractors would repeat disasters like February’s “flour massacre,” stressing only UNRWA could deliver aid at scale. Gunness compared Gaza’s starving children to “Holocaust survivors,” demanding Western states halt arms sales and enforce ICJ rulings. He dismissed GHF’s armed distribution hubs as mercenary-led failures, noting the $230m US floating pier had already washed away. Urging immediate UNRWA upscaling, he declared current policies “unspinnable” as famine looms. His remarks underscored the growing rift between UN agencies and the US-Israeli aid model.
Executive director of US-Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation resigns after two months
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Palestinians desperate for humanitarian aid have swamped one of the first trucks delivering supplies to northern Gaza, in months.
After more than 80 days of a total blockade, Israel has started allowing a limited amount of supplies into some parts of the Strip.
The Israeli army says it’s allowed more than 100 trucks carrying flour, food and medicine.
NGOs and other groups say at least 500 trucks are needed every day, to make a tangible difference.
And there’s been a blow to a US-Israeli plan to bring aid into Gaza.
The executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, tasked with leading new aid distribution efforts, has resigned with immediate effect.
Jake Wood’s resignation comes just two months after he was asked to lead the organisation.
Robert Patman is a professor of international relations at the University of Otago. He explains why Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s Executive Director may have stepped down from the role.
