Overview

• Boston Consulting Group ended its contract with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and placed a senior partner on leave, raising doubts about the program’s ability to continue.
• The foundation reported distributing nearly six million meals in its first week despite the withdrawal of key partners and limited operational reach.
• Gazan health workers have documented dozens of civilians shot near aid hubs, and the Israel Defense Forces say troops fired warning shots above crowds to maintain order.
• The United Nations and nearly all major humanitarian NGOs have refused to join, arguing the foundation confines aid to limited southern sites under Israeli control.
• With more than 54,000 Palestinian deaths recorded, international agencies such as the World Food Program are demanding a ceasefire and unrestricted access for relief operations.