Overview

• GFH opened its first aid sites in Rafah and Morag only to see thousands storm the centers, forcing security contractors to flee and triggering warning shots by the IDF
• UN human rights officials reported about 47 people were wounded by Israeli gunfire during the scramble for food at a new distribution point
• UNRWA director Philippe Lazzarini criticized the US-backed aid model as a waste of resources and a diversion from established humanitarian channels
• Human rights groups and Hamas condemned GFH’s use of facial recognition and biometric checks as undermining aid neutrality and serving Israeli intelligence interests
• Hamas announced a preliminary ceasefire agreement with US envoy Steve Witkoff, and the EU reiterated urgent demands for unimpeded aid deliveries and a lasting truce