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United Nations officials said that the new system, known as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, violated humanitarian principles by requiring many Palestinians to travel miles to obtain aid.
The new operation is intended to bypass both the United Nations and Hamas, but aid groups say even if it works as intended, it is dangerously inadequate.
As hundreds of Palestinians converged on an Israeli-backed aid distribution center in Rafah, Gaza, short bursts of gunfire caused the crowd to panic. The Israeli military said it fired warning shots near the compound.
As hundreds of Palestinians converged on an Israeli-backed aid distribution center in Rafah, Gaza, short bursts of gunfire caused the crowd to panic. The Israeli military said it fired warning shots near the compound.
Starvation looming, desperate Palestinians surged toward an aid center that Israel says was designed to circumvent Hamas.
Israel, Hamas and the Trump administration have issued different messages about where efforts to reach a truce stand.
The death of Amer Rabee, a Palestinian American in the West Bank, has spurred anger over soldiers’ use of force and an apparent lack of accountability.
Foreign contractors are set to carry out a contentious new food aid system in Gaza, displacing experienced aid agencies like the United Nations. It was conceived and largely developed by Israelis as a way to undermine Hamas.
After war with Israel weakened Iran-backed militias across the Middle East, including the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has moved to assert its authority over armed groups.
Political leaders pointed fingers at each other, suggesting that their opponents were responsible for a rise in antisemitism and criticism of Israel.