GHF Says Operating 'Without Incident' In South Gaza As Israeli Army Guns Down Aid Seekers

UN officials lambasted the 'symbolic and superficial' US-Israeli aid mechanism for failing to deliver sufficient aid to starving Palestinians

The controversial US and Israeli-led Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said on 28 May that it was continuing operations “without incident.”

The statement came amid continued violence against starving Palestinians by Israeli forces, one day after chaos broke out in the southern strip due to the mechanism’s failure to properly deliver aid to starving Palestinians.

The foundation stated it is “continuing its operations today, opening another Safe Distribution Site and distributing aid without incident.”

“The situation remains urgent. But every hour, more people are fed,” the statement added.

GHF said two distribution centers were now up and running and that it delivered “all available aid without incident – approximately eight trucks worth” on Wednesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, it was reported that distribution had been temporarily halted, and that efforts were underway to resume operations.

Two more distribution centers are set to be opened. GHF said it has distributed “approximately 14,550 food boxes,” equaling 840,262 meals across the two open distribution sites. It added that each box feeds an average of “5.5 people for 3.5 days.”

“Operations will continue scaling across all four sites, with plans to build additional sites across Gaza in the weeks ahead.”

While the US State Department announced that 8,000 food boxes, equal to 462,000 meals, were distributed on Tuesday through GHF, Gaza humanitarian coordinator Eyad Amawi told DropSiteNews that only 7 trucks arrived – barely enough for a single camp.

“Eight thousand food boxes would require more than 7 trucks to deliver,” he said.

Amawi called the effort “symbolic and superficial,” adding that Gaza needs at least 600 aid trucks daily to meet the needs of over 2 million people.

The Euro-Mediterranean Monitor for Human Rights said six people were killed on Wednesday while attempting to receive aid in the southern city of Rafah, contradicting the GHF statement. The monitor also said one person was killed during the chaos on Tuesday, adding that seven other Palestinians remain missing.

“Israeli forces directed citizens to receive aid without proper guidance in dangerous areas and then targeted them with bullets and shells. Targeting starving civilians is a double crime that embodies the use of aid as a weapon of humiliation, subjugation, destruction, and murder,” it said.

At least 47 Palestinians have been injured in the violence.

Hours after GHF launched operations on 27 May and following days of delays and concerns about the feasibility of the plan, chaos erupted in south Gaza.

US mercenaries hired to manage the distribution sites abandoned their posts shortly after the Israeli military started firing on starving Palestinians who desperately crowded around the sites.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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5/27 — 4\ More Footage Of Starved Gazans Overrunning The Israeli-American "Aid" Concentration Camp In Rafah After Being Crowded For Hours Under The Baking Sun In What Can Only Be Described As Fenced Animal Cages.

5/27 — 3\ Israel's Channel 12 Highlights Reports That An Israeli Helicopter Began Firing At The Starved Crowed, While The American Mercenaries Ran Away

5/27 — 2\ Israel's Kan Reports The US Mercenaries Were Likely The Ones Opening Fire At The Starved Crowds, While Reports From Gaza Indicate Israeli Troops Also Fired At The Crowds

5/27 — Question: If You Put Hundreds Of Israelis In A Cage Like This, Would They Call It A Concentration Camp?

5/27 — Thousands Of Starved Gazans Storm The Dystopian Israeli-American Aid Complex In Rafah After Being Forced To Stand In Endless Queues & Bake In The Sun In A Fenced Concentration Camp While Being Subjected To Biometric Surveillance

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