US EditionUS envoy Witkoff visits the Gaza aid operation that the UN calls unsafe
GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE, AUG 1 – Steve Witkoff visited a Gaza aid site supported by the US and Israel amid a worsening crisis where over 100 million meals have been delivered but violence and shortages persist, experts say.
- In a rare visit on Friday, White House special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee toured a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site in Rafah, run by an Israeli-backed American contractor.
- U.S. envoy’s visit came a week after ceasefire talks in Qatar collapsed amid a humanitarian crisis at aid distribution sites, marked by violence and shortages.
- Following the visit, Palestinian medics at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza reported that 13 people were killed while trying to get aid near the site visited, including three shot dead hours later by Israeli forces.
- Amid mounting criticism, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denied any deaths at its sites on Friday, while Israel and GHF maintain only warning shots were fired.
- Amid global pressure over Gaza’s devastation, international experts warn a ‘worst-case scenario of famine’ is unfolding, as Israel allows food air drops, but UN calls them insufficient.
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US envoy visits aid site in Gaza
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US special envoy Steve Witkoff visits Gaza aid ‘death traps’
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