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US-Backed Aid Group Begins Work in Gaza Despite Criticism and Skepticism

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A US-backed aid group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), is expected to begin delivering aid to Gaza by the end of May, according to reports. This development comes after Israel has agreed to allow the UN and other organizations to resume aid deliveries to Palestinians in the territory. A hunger monitor has warned that approximately half a million people in Gaza are at risk of starvation, with over half of the territory's population facing emergency or catastrophic levels of hunger due to 19 months of war.

    1. It makes aid conditional on political and military aims. It makes starvation a bargaining chip. It is cynical sideshow. A deliberate distraction. A fig leaf for further violence and displacement.
    1. We have made clear our problems with the sort of aid mechanism that's been proposed.
    1. GHF was established to restore that vital lifeline through an independent, rigorously-audited model that gets assistance directly – and only – to those in need.
    2. Aid diversion, active combat, and restricted access have prevented life-saving assistance from reaching the people it is meant to serve and eroded donor confidence.
    1. Humanitarian aid should not be politicized nor militarized. The level of need among civilians in Gaza right now is overwhelming, and aid needs to be allowed to enter immediately and without impediment.