American Contractor Reports Violence at Controversial Gaza Aid Sites
- On July 5, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced that two American aid workers were injured without life-threatening harm during an assault at a food distribution location in Gaza.
- The GHF launched its activities on May 26 following an 11-week suspension of aid deliveries to Gaza by Israel, which had triggered warnings about potential famine in the region.
- Between May 27 and June 27, the UN documented a total of 613 deaths occurring in the vicinity of GHF aid distribution points and humanitarian convoys, with 509 of those fatalities occurring specifically at or close to GHF sites amid ongoing Israeli military actions targeting Palestinians attempting to access these locations.
- UN spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani reported that a total of 613 fatalities have occurred close to humanitarian aid locations, with 509 of those deaths taking place near GHF distribution sites, and emphasized the need for accountability.
- The violence around GHF sites continues to raise calls for independent investigations and highlights challenges due to limited UN access and concerns about the foundation's perceived alignment with Israeli military objectives.
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People are starving in Gaza. The U.S. foundation GHF is supposed to take care of the supply instead of the Uno. But reports about shots of hungry people throw a dark light on the model behind it.
American contractor reports violence at controversial Gaza aid sites
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says hundreds of people have been killed in a month while trying to get food and medicine from a U.S. and Israeli-backed site in Gaza. New video appears to show violence at the aid distribution sites. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denies any wrongdoing. CBS News' Debora Patta reports.
From the end of May to the end of June, according to the UN, 613 people were killed near aid points in the Gaza Strip, which means that the GHF distribution centres are the most dangerous.
UN: Over 500 killed near Gaza aid sites backed by US and Israel
GHF operations have been marred by chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Israeli forces firing on people waiting to collect rations in the Palestinian territory, where the Israeli military is seeking to destroy Hamas
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