US EditionUN humanitarian office rejects Israeli plan to shut down current aid system in Gaza
- On May 5, 2025, UN humanitarian agencies rejected Israel's plan to take over aid distribution in Gaza amid ongoing conflict and blockade.
- The rejection followed Israel's full blockade since March 2, aimed at pressuring Hamas to release hostages, while international groups warned of worsening crisis.
- The Israeli scheme proposes military-controlled hubs with aid distribution screened and concentrated in the south, which humanitarian leaders call inoperable and harmful to vulnerable civilians.
- Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council stated that engaging in actions that violate core humanitarian principles is unacceptable, stressing that aid must be delivered impartially to all those in need.
- The plan’s rejection implies continued aid challenges for Gaza’s population, raising concerns about starvation, treatment access, and the need to uphold humanitarian standards amid conflict.
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UN humanitarian office rejects Israeli plan to shut down current aid system in Gaza
BERLIN (Reuters) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on Tuesday rejected a plan by Israeli authorities to shut down the existing aid system in Gaza. “We do not accept a proposal and a plan that does not live up to the core fundamental humanitarian principles of impartiality, neutrality, and independent delivery of aid,” said OCHA spokesperson Jens Laerke in Geneva. Israel’s plan is “designed to further contro…
War in Gaza: "Most people will be deprived of aid", warn humanitarians in the face of Israel's new aid distribution system
The future humanitarian aid distribution scheme announced by the Hebrew State is denounced by the United Nations as a violation of "fundamental humanitarian principles".
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Macau BusinessNorwegian NGO decries Israel plan to take over Gaza aid
OSLO — An Israeli plan to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza at hubs controlled by the military is "fundamentally against humanitarian principles", the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council [NRC] told AFP on Monday. Israel's security cabinet said there was "currently enough food" in the territory which has been under full Israeli blockade since March 2, and approved overnight the "possibility of humanitarian distribution" in …
Norwegian Refugee Council slams Israel plan to take over Gaza aid
An Israeli plan to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid to Gaza at hubs controlled by the military is "fundamentally against humanitarian principles", the head of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) told AFP on Monday.
Gaza: UN aid teams reject Israel’s ‘deliberate attempt to weaponize aid’
The reported Israeli proposal to deliver humanitarian supplies through hubs controlled by the military would be a breach of the core principles of neutral, impartial and independent aid delivery, the UN said on Tuesday.
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