‘Questions of Morality’: Papers Discuss Gaza Aid Plan Involving Military Contractors

‘Questions of morality’: Papers discuss Gaza aid plan involving military contractors

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, May 26: The American-Israeli aid plan for Gaza is widely scrutinised in the press, as obscure private contractors are involved. Next, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe has refused to weaken the European Convention on Human Rights. Meanwhile, a series of power cuts threatened the closing ceremony of the Cannes Festival in the south of France. Also, two sports stars have emotional retirement parties. Finally, sn…

NYT: New Israeli Initiative Seeks To Bypass UN, Prevent Hamas Controlling Gaza Aid

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — According to a report by The New York Times, a clandestine initiative led by the “Mikveh Israel Forum”—a group comprising IDF reservists and business figures including Yotam Cohen, Liran Tankman, and Michael Eisenberg—aims to undermine Hamas’s control over humanitarian aid in Gaza and circumvent the United Nations’ distribution mechanisms. The project is […]

Israeli officials say when new Gaza aid plan to begin

Senior Israeli ministers claim the new humanitarian aid plan will begin operating in the Gaza Strip as early as Monday, Israel Hayom has learned. Israeli officials confirmed that the planned aid initiative would not launch today, on schedule, and would instead be postponed. Until the new plan is implemented, aid deliveries will continue as they have in recent weeks, with trucks entering the Gaza Strip. Officials voiced concern that the supplies …

New Gaza Aid Plan, Bypassing U.N. and Billed As Neutral, Originated in Israel

Throughout the war in Gaza, U.N. agencies and experienced aid groups have overseen the distribution of food aid in the territory. Now, Israel is set to transfer that responsibility to a handful of newly formed private organizations with obscure histories and unknown financial backers. Supporters of the project describe it as an independent and neutral initiative run mainly by American contractors. The main group providing security is run by Phil…