Gaza Aid Crisis: New System Sparks Outrage, Half a Million Face Starvation

Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as New Aid System Sparks Outrage Rafah, Gaza – A three-month Israeli siege on Gaza has created a dire humanitarian crisis. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has begun delivering limited aid, but this new system has been met with widespread condemnation from international humanitarian groups. The new process is criticized for being politicized and potentially violating international law, as it excludes the UN, which has a long-standing role in delivering aid. "It's quite simply the use of humanitarian aid to justify the weaponization of humanitarian assistance, but also to justify ethnic cleansing and genocide," said Chris Gunness, former UNRWA spokesman. Distressing images in the video show emaciated children and long lines of people waiting for food. UN-linked experts estimate that half a million people in Gaza face starvation in the coming months. The new system limits aid distribution to four hubs controlled by security contractors near Israeli bases, making access extremely difficult and dangerous for Palestinians. The executive director of the GHF, Jake Wood, has resigned, stating the new strategy was impossible to implement while adhering to humanitarian principles. Before the war, around 500 trucks of aid entered Gaza daily. The current situation highlights the urgent need for a more effective and impartial aid delivery system.