Would take care of emergency assistance to Gaza – jumping off
War veteran Jake Wood, Head of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), says in a statement the night against Monday that « it is not possible to implement this plan and at the same time follow the humanitarian principles regarding humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence ».
He urges Israel to expand the emergency help « through all mechanisms » and explore « innovative new methods » in order to deliver help.
According to the plan would The emergency help through GHF has been distributed via four distribution sites, three in southern Gaza and one in the central parts of the area.
The security would be managed by a private US security company.
No traditional aid organizations are included in the plan and the criticism has been sharp, UN Aid Manager Tom Fletcher called, for example, the arrangement for « a deliberate distraction ».
Whether that plan As GHF was set to implement now at all, it is unclear.
On March 2, Israel started a total blockade against Gaza and its population of about two million people. Only last week, a smaller number of trucks with emergency aid began to roll into the area, a decision the Israeli leadership made for « diplomatic reasons », according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The limited measure has faced stiff criticism of the outside world – the UN Food Program (WFP) called it in a statement a « drop in the sea ».
