US EditionGaza Humanitarian Foundation boss quits over independence concerns
- Jake Wood resigned as executive director of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on Sunday amid aid delivery efforts to Gaza.
- Wood left after concluding the organization could not uphold humanitarian principles within the Israeli-initiated aid distribution plan.
- The foundation, founded in February and based in Geneva, planned to deliver 300 million meals over 90 days, using limited secure southern Gaza sites.
- Wood said he was "horrified and heartbroken" by Gaza's hunger crisis threatening half a million people and called for expanding aid without delay or diversion.
- His resignation raises uncertainty about the controversial foundation's future amid UN non-cooperation and ongoing Israeli blockade tied to hostage demands.
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Norwegian Refugee Council's Ahmed Bayram discusses the aid situation in Gaza
NPR's A Martinez asks Ahmed Bayram, spokesperson for the Norwegian Refugee Council, about the aid situation in Gaza after the resignation of the head of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
Gaza, the Chaos of Aid. The Leader of the NGO Leaves: "Inhuman Operate This Way"
The veteran Jake Wood, CEO of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, supported by Israel and the White House: "It is not possible to apply this plan by maintaining humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence."
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Gaza aid plan makes faltering start as airstrikes kill dozens
A U.S.-backed foundation tasked with supplying aid to Gaza made a faltering start on Monday, with no clear sign that it had distributed promised supplies, a day after its chief unexpectedly stepped down. The aid plan, which has been endorsed by Israel but rejected by the U.N., is unfolding amid…
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