US aid plan initially only supplies 60% of Gaza, and rejects
US aid plan initially only supplies 60% of Gaza, and rejects
CNN reports on the American ambassador in Israel, Mike Huckabee, who has a introduced to guide humanitarian aid to certain parts of Gazas. Huckabee admitted that the help will initially only reach about 60% of the population.
Humanitarian aid mechanisms in Gaza
Huckabee explained that the auxiliary mechanism, which is managed by a newly founded private foundation under the direction of the USA, aims to distribute food so that “Hamas is unable to get access.” Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas of stealing humanitarian aid and benefiting from it. According to humanitarian aid organizations, however, the majority of food aid reaches the needy civilians.
distribution of relief goods
According to the US Israeli plan, the Gaza Humanitrian Foundation will take over the establishment of distribution points that are secured by private US military officers and looked after by auxiliary workers. The Israeli military will be involved “in the necessary military security” outside the immediate vicinity of the distribution points, according to Huckabee in a speech at the US message in Jerusalem.
The foundation initially plans to distribute the establishment of four distribution points that aim to “spend pre -packed rations, hygiene kits and medical relief supplies” to a total of 1.2 million Palestinians, which corresponds to around 60% of the population of Gazas. On a question of CNN, what should happen to the remaining 40% of the population of Gaza, Huckabee said that mechanism will be “expanded” over time.
criticism of the aid plans
The United Nations and other leading aid organizations in Gaza rejected the US Israeli plan. They argue that this would facilitate the forced relocation of Palestinians and not meet the needs of the population. "This mechanism seems practically unacceptable, incompatible with humanitarian principles and will create serious security risks, while at the same time it does not meet Israel's obligations under international law," the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian matters said.
The UN also criticized the only small number of distribution points compared to the approximately 400 that were operated in Gaza before the total blockade of Israel. With just a few available points, displaced Palestinians could be forced to cover long distances on foot while wearing heavy packages for large families.
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Amjad al-Shawa, director of the organization that Palestinian auxiliary groups represented in Gaza, told CNN that they had not received any information about the proposal, and said that the organizations that are involved in the US plan would not take “the basic humanitarian principle of our people” into account.
Huckabee admitted the deteriorating situation in Gaza and said: "The greatest danger, the most important danger, is that people are starving." He confirmed that there was a human crisis and emphasized the urgency of action. The implementation of the plan has not yet been completed, and the initial implementation will be “not perfect, especially in the first few days.”
resistance to the auxiliary mechanism
It is expected to take at least two more weeks before the new mechanism can start providing help in Gaza. And it will take several weeks before the program can be expanded to operate a larger part of the population of Gaza. However, the introduction of the mechanism is subject to resistance 主要 of 主要 human auxiliary players.
Huckabee asked everyone who speak of a crisis to join the efforts to remedy the situation. Some humanitarian actors have already registered. The former CEO of the civil aid organization Team Rubicon is expected to work as the managing director, and the former managing director of World Central Kitchen, Nate Mook, will probably participate in the board.