Palestinians rushed to centers for food division in Gaza: Some went on foot, others on the donkey …
Thousands of Palestinians on Tuesday rushed to the places where the USA and Israel was organized by the Israel, distributed humanitarian aid, and the desperate need for food for food overcame the fear of biometric and other checks whose use was announced by Israel.
On Tuesday, until the late afternoon, the charity Foundation for Gaza (GHF) distributed about 8000 food packages, which is about 462,000 meals, after an almost three -month Israeli blockade of the destroyed endlands.
In the southern city of Rafah, which is under the complete control of the Israeli army, thousands of people, among which many women and children rushed, some on foot, some in the cars with donkeys, according to one of the distribution sites where their food packages were divided.
Videos, of which Reuters have not immediately been able to check, display the rows of people in the ranks fenced fences reaching the Veliki Polje where help was shared. Pictures that were divided on social networks later show the demolished parts of the fences, while people were desperately pierced to the place of food division.
The Israel and humanitarian Gaza Foundation, not giving evidence, said that Hamas tried to prevent civilians from reaching the Center for Assistance Distribution, but Hamas denied the accusation.
Delay and collapse process of distribution of food to starved people
« The real cause of delay and collapse in the very process of distribution of help is a tragic chaos caused by poor management of the same company operating under the Israeli occupation administration in these tampon zones, » Reuters Ismail Al-Tavabta, director of the Gaza Gaza Media Office managed by Hamas.
« That is why thousands of exhausted and starved people, with pressure that carries and siege and hunger, have embarked on the distribution centers relating to food, and the Israeli forces then opened fire, » said Al-Tavabta. However, the Israeli army claims that their forces only dropped the warnings in the area outside the complex, after which the control in the division of assistance was re -established.
Israel claims that the GHF is based in the Swiss initiative supported by the United States, and its forces do not intend to be involved in the operation of distribution points on which the food will be shared.
But Israeli support for the plan, which is like the previously made Israeli proposals, as well as closeness to the USA, many stated that they question the neutrality of the Foundation. Among them is their former boss, who unexpectedly resigned on Sunday.
The Israeli army has announced that four places to provide assistance have been established in the enclave in recent weeks and that the two, which are located in the Rafah area, have started operating on Tuesday.
Israeli officials believe that one of the benefits of a new system is the possibility of checking the recipient to exclude all those who are found to be connected to Hamas. Israel, who has been in war with Hamas since October 2023, is accusing Hamas of stealing food supplies, but Hamas denies allegations.
Humanitarian groups notified of the Foundation’s plans say that all those who come to help will be undergoing a check with the help of face recognition technology. However, many Palestinians fear that this information will end up in Israeli hands to later use them to monitor them.
UN boycotting GHF
The United Nations and other international humanitarian groups boycotted the Foundation, claiming that it undermines the principle of humanitarian aid should be distributed independently of the sides in the conflict, based on the needs of the population.
« Humanitarian aid should not be politicized or militarized, » said Christian Cardon, a spokesman for the Red Cross International Committee.
In New York, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters that UN and partners have a good plan when it comes to « providing assistance to desperate population » and that Israel continues to deliver some help, but with numerous obstacles.
Last week, Israel mitigated the blockade, allowing the arrival in the gauze of trucks with the help of an international agency. Among them are vehicles of the World Food Program that bring flour to local bakeries.
However, a minimal assistance has arrived in the dense inhabited coastal enclave given the needs of the starved people. And UN agencies estimated that it was necessary to ship between 500 and 600 trucks with humanitarian aid daily.