Overview

• Since May 26, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has distributed roughly 8,000 food boxes, equating to about 462,000 meals, through its new aid operation.
• Desperate crowds at Rafah distribution hubs overran fences and forced a temporary halt to handouts, prompting Israeli forces to fire warning shots to restore order.
• Recipients undergo biometric vetting—including facial recognition—which has led United Nations agencies and humanitarian groups to boycott the program over neutrality concerns.
• Since March, Israel’s renewed offensive has killed over 54,000 Palestinians and displaced most of Gaza’s residents, while its blockade has driven nearly two million people to acute food shortages.
• The U.S. government has praised the resumption of food deliveries but publicly distanced itself from the foundation overseeing the controversial distributions.