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US-Israeli Gaza aid scheme

An international rights organization has called for the immediate closure of the so-called US-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, accusing it of complicity in war crimes against Palestinian civilians. Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor condemned the foundation for its role in deadly attacks on aid seekers at aid distribution sites in Gaza. The attacks included a recent massacre near Rafah, in southern Gaza, that left over 30 people dead and more than 180 wounded. Euro-Med described the foundation, which replaced the UN aid mechanism, as a weapon of “starvation and death” under Israeli military control. The organization demanded international investigations and criminal accountability for all those involved, including US President Donald Trump, citing his administration’s support for the Israel-led aid system. Euro-Med stressed that the use of lethal force against civilians at aid sites violates international law and constitutes war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. It warned that the mechanism poses an existential threat to Palestinians, urging a return to neutral, UN-led humanitarian efforts.

Gaza fuel crisis

Seven UN agencies have issued a serious warning about severe fuel shortages in Gaza, saying it has reached critical levels and is increasing the suffering of the territory's population. The agencies included the United Nations humanitarian Office, the World Health Organization, the World Food Program, and the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. They said without adequate fuel, Gaza is facing a collapse of humanitarian efforts, hospitals are going dark, intensive care units are failing, and ambulances can no longer move. The UN agencies added that without fuel, roads and transport will remain blocked, and telecommunications will shut down, crippling lifesaving coordination and cutting people off from critical information. They noted that lack of fuel will also force UN agencies to stop their operations entirely, leaving the people of Gaza without health services, clean water, and aid delivery.  The U-N agencies emphasized that fuel must be allowed into Gaza in sufficient quantities and consistently to sustain life-saving operations.

Starvation in Gaza

Palestinian officials say nearly 70 children have died of malnutrition across Gaza, amid Israel's months-long siege of the territory. According to Gaza's medical sources, malnutrition has claimed the lives of at least 67 children over the last few months, as Israel's total ban on aid entry into the coastal sliver entered its one-hundred-and-33rd day. They said the situation is rapidly deteriorating, with over 650-thousand children under the age of five at immediate risk of acute malnutrition. Aid groups say Israel's total siege of Gaza has prevented entry of all food, medicine, and fuel since March, triggering one of the worst man-made famines in recent history. Doctors report that children arriving at hospitals are emaciated and unresponsive due to starvation and the lack of essential nutrients and medical supplements. Currently, over 1.25 million Gazans are living under catastrophic hunger, and 96 percent of the population suffers from severe food insecurity.

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