BBC World Service - Newshour, Gaza 'Should Shock Collective Conscience'

BBC World Service - Newshour, Gaza 'should shock collective conscience'

The head of the International Red Cross has told the BBC that what's happening in Gaza has crossed any acceptable legal or moral standard. Mirjana Spoljari? said that the situation "should shock our collective conscience". Her comments come after dozens of Palestinians were killed near new aid distribution centres. A prominent US-Israeli businessman with long experience of humanitarian missions tells us what's gone wrong with the roll-out of aid…

Lethal "Humanitarianism:" why Violence at Gaza aid Centers should not come as a Surprise

By Irit Katz, University of Cambridge (The Conversation) – At least 27 Palestinians were reported to have been killed on the morning of June 3 amid chaotic scenes at an aid distribution centre in the southern Gaza Strip. This follows a similar incident on June 1 when around 30 civilians were reportedly killed as people scrambled to get food supplies at an aid centre near Rafah in southern Gaza. The Israeli and US governments and Gaza Humanitaria…

Lethal humanitarianism: why violence at Gaza aid centres should not come as a surprise

At least 27 Palestinians were reported to have been killed on the morning of June 3 amid chaotic scenes at an aid distribution centre in the southern Gaza Strip. This follows a similar incident on June 1 when around 30 civilians were reportedly killed as people scrambled to get food supplies at an aid centre near Rafah in southern Gaza. The Israeli and US governments and Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) – the private contractor backed by Israe…