US EditionUS contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
- Two anonymous U.S. contractors reported that colleagues protecting Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid sites have employed gunfire and stun grenades while Palestinians struggle to obtain food since late May 2023.
- This revelation follows an 11-week Israeli blockade of Gaza before GHF’s May opening and reports of more than 400 Palestinians killed near aid sites amid unclear rules and a culture of impunity.
- Videos and internal communications show contractors deployed 37 stun grenades, fired 15 to 20 shots in one incident, and used pepper spray as Palestinians were pushed and sometimes hurt.
- GHF strongly denied the allegations as “categorically false,” stating no civilians were fired upon and attributing gunfire to Israeli forces outside site vicinities, while Israeli military said it fires warning shots and investigates harm reports.
- The controversy has prompted condemnation from over 170 NGOs calling for GHF’s closure, raised concerns about aid distribution safety, and highlighted challenges of operating in Israeli-controlled conflict zones.
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As massacres multiply around the distributions of the GHF Foundation in Gaza, this parallel aid, launched to bypass the UN, is accused of aggravating chaos. A well-oiled mechanics forced into exile under cover of humanitair
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Israel-backed aid group shooting Palestinians at will, ex-contractor reveals
A FORMER security contractor for controversial new Israel and US-backed aid distribution sites witnessed colleagues opening fire several times on hungry Palestinians who had posed no threat. Speaking to BBC News, the contractor recalled one occasion when a guard had opened fire from a watchtower with a machine gun because a group of women, children and elderly people were moving away from the site too slowly. Although the Gaza Humanitarian Found…
American contractor reports violence at controversial Gaza aid sites
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says hundreds of people have been killed in a month while trying to get food and medicine from a U.S. and Israeli-backed site in Gaza. New video appears to show violence at the aid distribution sites. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denies any wrongdoing. CBS News' Debora Patta reports.
According to Doctors Without Borders (AzG), a staff member has been killed by Israeli troops. According to the aid organization, it concerns Abdullah Hammad, who died together with at least fifteen others. Follow all developments in the Middle East in our live blog.
From the end of May to the end of June, according to the UN, 613 people were killed near aid points in the Gaza Strip, which means that the GHF distribution centres are the most dangerous.
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