Gaza Hunger Crisis: Loss, Denial & Untold Truth 💔🇵🇸

World News

The controversial US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) announced Monday that it was winding down its aid operations in the Palestinian territory after nearly six months. Following the implementation of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel six weeks prior, the organization had already suspended its three food distribution sites within Gaza. The GHF’s stated goal was to provide aid independently of the United Nations, a move that was repeatedly rejected by UN and other aid agencies, who deemed the system unethical and unsafe. According to the UN, hundreds of Palestinians were killed while seeking food amidst chaotic scenes near GHF’s sites, primarily due to Israeli fire. Israel maintained that its troops had fired warning shots. The GHF reported that it was concluding its emergency mission, having delivered a total of three million packages equivalent to over 187 million meals to Palestinians. The UN’s human rights office documented at least 859 Palestinian deaths and 514 additional fatalities near UN and other aid convoys between May 26th and July 31st, attributing these deaths largely to Israeli fire. The GHF disputed these figures, asserting that no shootings occurred at its aid sites and accusing the UN of utilizing “false and misleading” statistics provided by Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry. The organization’s future had been in question since the agreement on a ceasefire to implement the first phase of the Trump’s peace plan.

The Gaza-Hamas situation response, known as the GHF, would proceed “without interference from either Hamas or Israel, utilizing the United Nations and its agencies, as well as the Red Crescent and other international institutions not formally involved.” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric stated on Monday that the GHF’s shutdown would have “no impact” on its operations, explaining that “we never worked with them.” He also noted that, despite increased aid deliveries since the ceasefire took effect on October 10th, “the volume of assistance is not sufficient to address the needs of Gaza’s 2.1 million population.”