Save the Children and Oxfam among groups calling for return to UN-led aid mechanisms, after more than 500 killed by Israeli troops while waiting for food and supplies
More than 170 NGOs have called for immediate action to end the “deadly” US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid scheme, and revert back to United Nations-led aid coordination mechanisms.
The GHF began operating in late May, following a three-month total blockade on the Gaza Strip by Israeli forces. Since then, more than 500 Palestinians have been killed and around 4,000 wounded by Israeli troops while attempting to access food and aid supplies.
“Today, Palestinians in Gaza face an impossible choice: starve or risk being shot while trying desperately to reach food to feed their families,” the NGOs said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
The signatories include Oxfam, Save the Children, Amnesty, Doctors Without Borders and Action Aid.
Previously, during the two-month ceasefire between mid-January and mid-March, 400 aid distribution points were in operation in the enclave. That has now been replaced by four militarised distribution sites, forcing over two million people into crowded zones where they face Israeli gunfire. (more...)
More than 170 NGOs call for US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's closure
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