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U.S.-Backed Gaza Aid Plan to Be Announced as NGOs Question Feasibility

The U.S. is finalizing a non-governmental initiative to deliver aid to Gaza through monitored hubs, bypassing the U.N., as skepticism grows over its practicality and humanitarian compliance.

A girl puts a pot to her head as Palestinians wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo
Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
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A Palestinian boy salvages bread from a makeshift bakery hit by Israeli strikes at the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza

Overview

  • The U.S. State Department announced that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will soon unveil its plan for aid distribution in Gaza, bypassing United Nations channels.
  • The proposed framework includes four secure distribution sites, each designed to serve 300,000 people with pre-packaged rations, hygiene kits, and medical supplies.
  • The initiative aims to prevent aid diversion to Hamas, a concern frequently cited by Israel, by employing tight monitoring and professional on-site security.
  • UN OCHA and aid groups, including the Norwegian Refugee Council, have criticized the plan as unworkable, warning it could militarize aid and endanger civilians.
  • The Israeli blockade, now in its second month, has caused critical shortages in Gaza, with UN agencies reporting dwindling supplies of food, fuel, and medicine for its 2.4 million residents.