Palestinian groups decry US-backed Gaza aid site ‘death ambushes’
Palestinian resistance factions have accused the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation of involvement in “death ambushes”, noting daily massacres at the aid sites under the guise of humanitarian relief.
In a joint statement, the factions said the true aim is to dismantle the role of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, paving the way for forced displacement and ethnic cleansing.
The groups cautioned Palestinians against trusting “false promises” by Israel and its allies, and warned any individuals or groups cooperating with the foundation would be considered collaborators and legitimate targets.
They urged international legal bodies and human rights organisations to investigate the “suspicious intelligence role” played by the US project, linking it to the killing of more than 126 Palestinians at its aid dispersal sites.
The factions demanded the full return of aid distribution under UN agencies, especially UNRWA, which they said has the experience, legal mandate, and neutrality to carry out the mission safely.
Palestinians gather meagre amounts of aid at a site run by the Israel-and-US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah
MSF says it treated some of those wounded while seeking aid
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says 13 wounded individuals and one person who was dead on arrival came to its clinic in the al-Mawasi area of southern Khan Younis today. MSF said the injured and dead were “carried in donkey carts, on bicycles, or on foot”.
The wounded were all men between the ages of 17 and 30. The victims said they were shot in the Shakoush area while travelling to a food distribution site in Saudi Village.
Those in critical condition were transferred to Nasser Hospital, the medical charity said.
‘Dangerous levels’: Al-Shifa Hospital has fuel for three days
Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital and Al-Ahli Arab Hospital are within 24 hours of needing to cease operations over a lack of fuel. In a statement, the Health Ministry said Al-Shifa was recently supplied with enough fuel to last three more days. It called for a more enduring solution.
“Emergency measures and temporary solutions cannot ensure the continuity of healthcare services as the wounded and sick increasingly need intensive care,” it said. “The fuel shortage crisis, which requires electricity to operate generators, continues to worsen to dangerous levels in the remaining functioning hospitals in the Gaza Strip,” it said.
