Overview

• President Trump announced that the US will partner with Israel to run new food distribution centers in Gaza to oversee delivery of American aid.
• He asserted that Hamas steals food assistance, a claim that aid groups and United Nations officials reject due to lack of evidence.
• UN-backed food security experts warn that Gaza is entering a worst-case famine with acute malnutrition rates and starvation deaths mounting.
• Since May, Israel’s blockade has redirected almost all humanitarian supplies through the US-backed Global Humanitarian Foundation, where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed at chaotic aid sites.
• Critics caution that placing Israeli troops at distribution sites risks further violence against desperate civilians seeking help.