Israel is facing growing criticism about chaotic Gaza aids
Israel is facing growing criticism about chaotic Gaza aids
The situation in Jerusalem is increasingly tense because Israel is faced with growing international pressure. The efforts to distribute relief goods in the Gaza Strip have come into chaos during the first few days of a controversial new mechanism, supported by the USA and Israel. According to the Ministry of Health of the Palestinians, at least 11 people have died and dozens have been injured in the past few days when desperate crowds reached the distribution points in southern Gaza.
Aid distribution and humanitarian crisis
The Gaza Humanitrian Foundation (GHF), which runs the new distribution points, reported on Thursday that no one was killed or injured during the distribution of relief goods. Nevertheless, tens of thousands of Palestinians flocked in the last three days, which according to a Israeli blockade were pushed to the edge of the famine, to the GHF points and to a warehouse of the United Nations World Food program (WFP) and crack food and flour packages. The food shortage in Gaza recently has to Desirement and extensive plundering led.
international reactions and criticism of Israel
The beginning of the new auxiliary mechanism coincides with an increasing public criticism of some closest ally of Israel. These have Lauter protested in Gaza and indicated that they could pull consequences the bombing and the restrictions on the help continue to exist. On Wednesday, EU foreign commissioner Kaja Kallas expressed that "Israel's attacks in Gaza go beyond what is necessary to fight Hamas". She also criticized the new GHF auxiliary mechanism and made it clear that the EU supported "no kind of privatization of the distribution of humanitarian aid".
The escalation of the auxiliary crises
Comments by high -ranking German politicians who are considered to be an advocate of Israel have brought support for the country in the spotlight. "The Israeli government must not do anything that its best friends can no longer accept," said Kanzler Friedrich Merz recently. At the same time, the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada threatened with "concrete measures", including targeted sanctions, if Israel does not stop his military offensive and continued to block the help for Gaza.
chaos in the distribution of help
However, the despair of the starving Palestinians remains, while the GHF continues to urge the main provider of relief goods in the region. On Tuesday, hundreds of Palestinians stormed the first GHF aid center in southern Gaza, tore down some of the barriers and crossed the control barriers. This forced the private contractors who monitored the center in Tel al-Sultan that they “had to withdraw in order to enable a small number of Gazans to secure relief goods”. Videos from the scene showed crowds that seized and fled boxes with relief goods.
reports on violence and chaos
The GHF assured that "there were no GHF location deaths" and that reports that claimed the opposite came from Hamas and were imprecise. A day later, “hordes of hungry people” broke into a UN warehouse in Deir al-Balah to look for food; Shots could be heard, as videos from the scene show. According to the WFP, there were first reports of two deaths and several injuries.
criticism of the UN on the aid distribution
The humanitarian needs have come out of control after “80 days of complete blockade” by Israel, which was only partially loosened in the past week. The UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday that the humanitarian situation in Gaza was "on its darkest point". It criticized the new framework and explained that "a new militarized distribution system was started", which "endangered people and cannot meet their needs". Ocha emphasized that the conditions for a safe and comprehensive distribution of humanitarian aid were not given.
difficult situation of the aid distribution
The new GHF mechanism is currently operating in parallel to the existing UN distribution in the Gaza strip. But hardly any relief supplies come to the area, and some regions, especially in northern Gaza, don't seem to get anything at all. Geolocalized videos on Thursday also showed how crowds looted a street market in Zeitoun, an area where less help is received than in the south.
On Thursday, three out of four GHF locations distributed food packages, including the first location in the central Gaza, while the organization is trying to achieve its goal of providing food for 1.2 million Palestinians by the end of the month. Despite the associated challenges, the GHF remains optimistic and explains that it is "on the right track" to provide sufficient food for the entire population of over 2 million Palestinians in the besieged area.
doubts about the forecasts of the GHF
However,UN representatives expressed doubts about the forecasts of the GHF. Omar Abd Rabbo, a Gaza resident who came to the new location in the middle of the enclaves to pick up food, described the scene as "chaos and random pollution that reflect the extent of the suffering and hunger of people in Gaza". In a short video he spoke to one of the security mandates and thanked him. However, many others did not receive the urgently needed help. Video recordings showed security forces who apparently fired shock grenades on Palestinians who were waiting for food outside the location. GHF explained that "non-fatal means" were used, including "smoke and warning shots" when the crowd did not want to dispel. Witnesses reported that people who received no help with tables and chairs from the location.
a feeling of despair
Yousef Hammad, another resident, reported a huge crowd that approached the newly opened location, but very few were given boxes. "This is a big lie, a trap and a betrayal. This help is only intended for thieves and dealers ... people do not benefit," said Hammad. "There is no help or humanity. This is degrading and insulting. This is a lack of dignity for our people and our children."