Israel’s new Gaza Aid Plan excludes 1 million people so far
The information comes at a time when the United States confirms its commitment, but in the media they are sparks between US and Israeli representatives, the UN agency criticizes the plan, the United Arab Emirates refuses to fund it, and the far -right ministers in Israel are talking about the « destruction » of gas and « concentrating » of the Palestinians.
The United States denies the pressure on Israel to conclude an agreement with Hamas – which at least delay the « destroying » expanded version of the offensive approved by Israel this week – but they say they are speeding up efforts and that President Donald Trump has ordered the agreement.
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Only 60% of the population
Among the humanitarian community, a proposal for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to distribute food from four « secure points » (so-called Special Distribution sites), similar to plans announced by Israel earlier this week, criticized that they would actually worsen the displacement among the population of the Gaza.
- According to the same document, GHF will initially serve 300,000 people at each of Special Distribution Sites – or 1.2 million people, with the possibility (unknown when and how) to expand to 2 million.
- The gas population is about 2.2-2.3 million people. Even the achievement of the original goal for « capacity » of 300,000 people per point will be for some time.
- The distribution centers in question will be mainly south, in a newly -borne by Israel the « Humanitarian Zone », where they will actually be forced to move repeatedly displaced in the last year and a half of Gaza.
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Israel’s thesis, which limits access to aid, is that agencies, including the UN, allow the help to reach Hamas’s hands and loot stocks intended for civilians. A similar accusation, however, reiterated the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The new initiative is presented as a way of Hamas to be surrounded until it is forced to disarm and surrender.
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The leaders of some Western and Arab countries are at the same time fear that Israel uses help as a tool to pressure Hamas.
Criticism
UNICEF, the UN Agency for Children, criticized plans, saying that they would multiply the suffering of children and families. « It seems that the plan presented by Israel’s humanitarian community will increase the continued suffering of children and families in the Gaza Strip, » said UNICEF spokesman James Elder. According to him, the remarks are also to the new foundation.
Among the reasons for anxiety in the humanitarian community is the fear that the plan would give Israel a role in the allocation of aid in Gaza. Against this background, the US Ambassador to Israel Mike Hukabi, who confirmed that the preparation was underway but did not go into detail how exactly it would take place.
However, he assured that Israel is only relevant to security in US -backed mechanism. According to him, the plan enjoys international support and a « good initial answer », but it is not known who this answer comes from.
The Israelis will participate in the provision of the necessary military security because it is an area of war, but they will not be relevant to the distribution of food or even bring food to gas.
Mike Huckabi. US Ambassador to Israel
The GHF Foundation itself insists that the aid allotment sites will be « neutral ».
Elder believes that use would create risks for children and families while going to collect benefits, and would lead to further displacement. « The use of humanitarian aid as a bait for forced displacement, especially from north to south, will create this impossible choice: a choice between displacement and death. »
It seems to be intended to strengthen the control of life -supporting items such as pressure tactics.
James Elder. UNICEF spokesman
« There is a simple alternative – lift the blockade, let go of humanitarian help to save lives, » he said. Meanwhile, aid group warned that the plan did not take into account the reality of the terrain: desperate Palestinians would rush to the distribution centers as soon as they were opened. In addition, 60 trucks daily in Gaza, as much as they will be admitted, do not represent a small part of the necessary aid for those residents of the strip that suffer from malnutrition.
A Western diplomat tells the media that GHF was first planning to announce the project publicly this week, but that the delay seems to be related to a lack of international support.
Hamas called the initiative an attempt to « militarize » military aid.
Pressure
Meanwhile, Aaret says the Trump administration has put intense pressure on Israel to reach an agreement to resume the ceasefire with Hamas before Trump’s visit to the Persian Gulf. According to this information, Washington threatens Israel that if it is not triggered, it will be left alone. Days before the visit, the White House insists that Trump does not see (for now) a reason to visit Israel in the course of his tour.
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