The distribution centers of the new highly criticized assistance system for Gaza were mired in the new chaos on Monday, in the midst of contradictory reports during the weekend that Hamas had threatened to attack workers from the group supported by Israeli by distributing food supplies.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a group created to bypass the distribution of traditional aid, said on Saturday that some of its workers had been threatened by Hamas, the militant group that led the October 7 attack against Israel in 2023 and controls the Gaza Strip.
Hamas denied the accusations on Monday and accused the aid group of lacking neutrality.
Shootings close to distribution centers killed Nearly 50 people and injured around 300 since the start of the foundation at the end of May. The Israeli army has recognized cooking Near people who had deviated “designated access routes” and who did not respond to verbal warnings. Gaza health officials say dozens of Palestinians have been killed while trying to get help.
The War of Israel against Hamas in Gaza has shaved huge urban areas and forced almost both million residents of the enclave to flee their houses at least once. Israel cut deliveries of food, fuel and other essential products in Gaza in March as a means of putting pressure on Hamas, a blockade It ended in mid-May after almost 80 days. Help groups and Some Israeli military officers warned that the restrictions have pushed the gas to bring famine.
Israel accused Hamas of having diverted the aid of humanitarian groups within the framework of the previous distribution system, which was managed by the United Nations on hundreds of distribution sites. The United Nations said that there was no evidence that activists systematically diverted aid.
Israel agreed to allow Gaza aid last month. Most have passed through the Foundation, which has four distribution sites that are operated by private American security entrepreneurs in coordination with the Israeli army. The United Nations and other aid groups have boycotted this system and accused Israel of using aid As part of its military strategy.
