US Pushes Forward with Private Aid Plan for Gaza Amid UN Opposition

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US Pushes Forward with Private Aid Plan for Gaza Amid UN Opposition

 

The United States has confirmed it is moving forward with a controversial plan to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza through private firms, despite vocal opposition from the United Nations and humanitarian agencies. Speaking in Jerusalem, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee detailed an operation in which private contractors, supported by security forces, will manage “distribution centres” aimed at reaching more than one million Palestinians initially. “The Israelis are going to be involved in providing necessary security because this is a war zone. But they will not be involved in the distribution of the food, or even the bringing of food into Gaza,” Huckabee said.

 

While Huckabee insisted the distribution process would remain independent of Israeli military control, he acknowledged that Israeli forces would guard the perimeters of these aid hubs. The move is part of an effort by the US and Israel to prevent aid from being intercepted by Hamas. “Previous actions have often been met with Hamas stealing the food that was intended for hungry people,” the ambassador added.

 

However, the UN has firmly stated it will not participate in the initiative. “We will not participate,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “Only in efforts that are in line with our principles.” UN officials argue the plan undermines neutrality and appears to politicize aid, warning it could set a troubling precedent. At a briefing in Geneva, UNICEF spokesman James Elder criticized the proposal, warning it may end up harming those it aims to help.

 

He emphasized that forcing civilians to travel to militarized aid zones could exclude the most vulnerable, including children and the elderly. “The plan that had been laid out would lead to more children suffering, not fewer,” he said.

 

Humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate. OCHA reports that a third of the territory’s community kitchens have shut down in the past two weeks due to a lack of food and fuel. Among the closures were the final two field kitchens of the US-based World Central Kitchen, which had been providing 133,000 meals daily before it ran out of supplies. Basic food prices have soared, with a 25kg sack of flour now costing $415 in Gaza City, a thirtyfold increase since February.

 

The new system will be overseen by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a newly formed NGO that claims it will operate independently and according to humanitarian principles. A 14-page document from GHF outlines plans to set up four distribution hubs, initially targeting 1.2 million people, with the goal of eventually reaching all Gazans. “GHF was established to restore that vital lifeline through an independent, rigorously-audited model that gets assistance directly – and only – to those in need,” the document states. It adds that months of war have caused “the collapse of traditional relief channels in Gaza.”

 

The GHF’s board reportedly includes former leaders from major humanitarian organizations, including a former CEO of World Central Kitchen and David Beasley, the former American head of the UN’s World Food Programme, although his involvement has yet to be confirmed.

 

US officials, including Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, have briefed members of the UN Security Council on the plan, which is being positioned as a key part of President Donald Trump’s upcoming diplomatic push to the Gulf, where officials hope to secure funding from wealthy Arab states.

 

Meanwhile, Israeli media report that its military is already constructing aid distribution hubs in Rafah, located in a designated “sterile zone” to prevent Hamas access. The plan suggests that only one representative per family, screened for security, would be allowed to collect supplies on foot, with Israeli troops stationed outside to avoid direct contact with aid workers.

 

The UN, however, warns the plan risks entrenching displacement. “Locating all the distribution points in the south appears designed to use aid as ‘a bait’ to forcibly displace Gazans once again,” Elder said. With 90% of the population already displaced, the move could deepen the crisis. Aid officials fear that accommodating military demands in this case could weaken perceptions of the UN’s neutrality, potentially compromising future operations in other conflict zones.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC  2025-05-10

 

 

[JAG]

Israel will protect the perimeter, Gazans will come inside, received the supplies, leave and once clear of the perimeter HAMAS will take it off them.

[Nick Carter icp]

4 hours ago, JAG said:

Israel will protect the perimeter, Gazans will come inside, received the supplies, leave and once clear of the perimeter HAMAS will take it off them.

 

   The food can be consumed within the perimeter fence .

[Patong2021]

16 hours ago, JAG said:

Israel will protect the perimeter, Gazans will come inside, received the supplies, leave and once clear of the perimeter HAMAS will take it off them.

 

Would it have been any worse if Hamas was  controlling the  distribution? 

Surely the Gazans can manage their own affairs and do not need infidels to take care of their basic civic needs?

[Nick Carter icp]

17 hours ago, JAG said:

Israel will protect the perimeter, Gazans will come inside, received the supplies, leave and once clear of the perimeter HAMAS will take it off them.

 

   Do you think that starving Palestinians would just hand over their food to Hamas ?

Hamas would need to fight them for it, maybe even kill them 

[JAG]

18 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   The food can be consumed within the perimeter fence .

 

18 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   The food can be consumed within the perimeter fence .

The plan suggests that only one representative per family, screened for security, would be allowed to collect supplies on foot,

[Bkk Brian]

Example of the BBC misrepresenting the context and full statement by  Marco Rubio. No excuse for this but then if you look at the authors and how they've headlined one small snippet.................

 

US 'troubled' by humanitarian situation in Gaza, Rubio tells BBC

The top US diplomat Marco Rubio has said the US is "troubled" by the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

His comments came as at least 114 Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on Thursday, health officials said.

Asked by the BBC if the Trump administration remained fully behind the nature of Israel's military action given the scale of the recent Israeli attacks and its bombing of hospitals, he once again called on Hamas to surrender and release hostages and said there could be no peace so long as the group exists.

"That said, we're not immune or in any way insensitive to the suffering of the people of Gaza, and I know that there's opportunities here to provide aid for them," he said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gewwg1wlvo

 

What he actually said:

SECRETARY RUBIO:  Well, let me just say:  I spoke to the prime minister today, of Israel.  I know the President has been in contact with him earlier this week.  The President talked about this in a speech the other day that the people of Gaza deserve a better future than what they’ve had under Hamas.  We think that the elimination of Hamas is what achieves peace.  We’re troubled by the humanitarian situation there.  Both the Israelis with American backing and support have offered a plan to deliver aid that doesn’t get diverted or stolen by Hamas.  I’ve heard criticisms of that plan.  We’re open to an alternative if someone has a better one, but it – we are for all the aid we can get without the people – without Hamas being able to steal it from people.

But I don’t think – I think all of us would love to see an enduring end to this conflict, which, by the way, would end immediately if Hamas were to surrender.  They’re a terrorist group.  They’re a group that kidnapped, raped, murdered innocent people that had nothing to do with the war.  And as long as they exist and they’re around, you’re not going to have peace.  They – this is not a peaceful group.  This is a group that deliberately on October 7th committed horrifying crimes which has triggered this conflict.

That said, we’re not immune or in any way insensitive to the suffering of the people of Gaza, and I know that there’s opportunities here to provide aid for them.  There’s a plan out there that’s been offered, that’s been criticized by some, but it allows people to get aid without Hamas stealing it.  And we’ll continue to work towards that in ways that we think are constructive and productive.

https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-remarks-to-the-press-4/

[bannork]

The United Nations has a working aid plan and supplies ready to go, said its humanitarian chief on Friday, dismissing alternative proposals from the U.S. and Israel.

"We have the people. We have the distribution networks. We have the trust of the communities on the ground. And we have the aid itself -160,000 pallets of it- ready to move. Now," Fletcher said on X.

UN humanitarian chief dismisses US alternative aid plan for Gaza

[Bkk Brian]

3 hours ago, bannork said:

The United Nations has a working aid plan and supplies ready to go, said its humanitarian chief on Friday, dismissing alternative proposals from the U.S. and Israel.

"We have the people. We have the distribution networks. We have the trust of the communities on the ground. And we have the aid itself -160,000 pallets of it- ready to move. Now," Fletcher said on X.

UN humanitarian chief dismisses US alternative aid plan for Gaza

The UN plan............lol. Aid has started and it will soon be taken over by the new body

 

Head of nascent Gaza aid org welcomes Israeli aid resumption as ‘important interim step’

The head of a new body created under an Israeli-American plan to change the way humanitarian aid is distributed in Gaza welcomes the Israeli announcement that it will allow the immediate resumption of aid into the territory.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) Executive Director Jake Wood says in a statement that the decision is “consistent with the commitment made to us to serve as a bridging mechanism until the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is fully operational. Swift implementation is essential — needs on the ground are urgent, and there is no time to lose. We are also grateful to the Trump Administration for its support in advancing this effort.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/head-of-nascent-gaza-aid-org-welcomes-israeli-aid-resumption-as-important-interim-step/

[Bkk Brian]

Despite its original CEO quitting, aid operations began yesterday.

 

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it began aid distribution today

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says it commenced operations in Gaza today, delivering truckloads of food to newly established distribution sites, from which the supplies were then distributed to a number of Palestinians.

The announcement follows Hebrew media reports claiming that the US- and Israel-backed GHF did not manage to begin operating in Gaza today as initially planned.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/gaza-humanitarian-foundation-says-it-began-aid-distribution-today/

 

The Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announces that 170 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip today.

Israel resumed near-daily aid deliveries to Gaza last week, after a pause since March 2. Since then, 665 trucks of aid have entered the Strip.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-says-170-aid-trucks-entered-gaza-today-containing-food-medical-equipment-drugs/

[Bkk Brian]

Hamas apologists preferring to bury their heads and blame Israel 

 

Hamas is telling Palestinians in Gaza not to accept food delivered with Israeli involvement — warning they'll “pay the price” and face “all necessary measures” if they do.

Are you getting it? Hamas is literally threatening to kill people for eating — and nobody cares.

 

https://x.com/EFischberger/status/1927074413280723125

 

[stevenl]

Poor execution, as was predicted by the aid organisations. Several sources,

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/27/middleeast/gaza-aid-distribution-chaos-ghf-intl-latam

[Bkk Brian]

18 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Poor execution, as was predicted by the aid organisations. Several sources,

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/27/middleeast/gaza-aid-distribution-chaos-ghf-intl-latam

Great to see all that food getting to the people without Hamas stealing it and making profits. Lots of other videos with all the Gazans thanking the new US backed aid org.  Of course picking out initial teething problems is expected from you. The US security contractors did the right thing did they not?

 

No comment on Hamas threatening the Gazans not to go there and rather have them starve? 

[coolcarer]

6 hours ago, stevenl said:

Poor execution, as was predicted by the aid organisations. Several sources,

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/27/middleeast/gaza-aid-distribution-chaos-ghf-intl-latam

There are four distribution points, that incident happened in the one at Rafah where even Hamas set up roadblocks to try and stop people getting to it. Didn't work, did it............

 

Here's some more:

 

While pro-Palestinian activists scramble to discredit the new system, the people of Gaza are embracing it.

 

[scorecard]

On 5/10/2025 at 9:08 AM, JAG said:

Israel will protect the perimeter, Gazans will come inside, received the supplies, leave and once clear of the perimeter HAMAS will take it off them.

Maybe. So what do you suggest?

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, coolcarer said:

There are four distribution points, that incident happened in the one at Rafah where even Hamas set up roadblocks to try and stop people getting to it. Didn't work, did it............

 

Here's some more:

 

While pro-Palestinian activists scramble to discredit the new system, the people of Gaza are embracing it.

 

That maybe the reports from Israeli sources. Independent western sources indicate it vastly different. Let's hope it improves the upcoming days.

[coolcarer]

24 minutes ago, stevenl said:

That maybe the reports from Israeli sources. Independent western sources indicate it vastly different. Let's hope it improves the upcoming days.

Can you not see the evidence in the videos. It’s a US led initiative. They do not have Israelis in the compound, they are outside. Inside they have US contractors. Who do you think took the videos and numerous pics of both the the chaos and the orderly queues thanking the US contractors?

 

why would you not trust Israeli sources anyway? Which UN official was caught blatantly lying a few days ago? Do you need reminding?

[Nick Carter icp]

6 minutes ago, stevenl said:

That maybe the reports from Israeli sources. Independent western sources indicate it vastly different

 

   Could you post those independent western sources that you are referring to ?

[stevenl]

3 hours ago, coolcarer said:

Can you not see the evidence in the videos. It’s a US led initiative. They do not have Israelis in the compound, they are outside. Inside they have US contractors. Who do you think took the videos and numerous pics of both the the chaos and the orderly queues thanking the US contractors?

 

why would you not trust Israeli sources anyway? Which UN official was caught blatantly lying a few days ago? Do you need reminding?

Unfortunately the success some are claiming is contradicted by the postponement of new aid.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/controversial-aid-foundation-delays-distribution-130924995.html

[Nick Carter icp]

4 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Unfortunately the success some are claiming is contradicted by the postponement of new aid.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/controversial-aid-foundation-delays-distribution-130924995.html

 

   You link doesn't state that new aid has been postponed ,

You come across as wanting and hoping that Palestinians  won't be getting any aid .

Like, Palestinians starving would help your cause 

[coolcarer]

34 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Unfortunately the success some are claiming is contradicted by the postponement of new aid.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/controversial-aid-foundation-delays-distribution-130924995.html

Your link has no source. It is hearsay. The has been no such statement from GHF as much as you wish there were. 
 

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it is continuing to hand out aid packages to Palestinians at two distribution centers in southern Gaza today, without any incidents.

This comes following an update attributed to GHF which was carried by major news outlets claiming that aid distribution was halted due to disorder.

At the two aid sites, some 14,550 food boxes were distributed so far, GHF says.

 

https://x.com/manniefabian/status/1927713419265785929?s=61&t=o19I08IqkBkTc-ByxtPpag

 

 

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says it continues its operations today, distributing aid without incident in both sites that opened yesterday. "Across the two sites, approximately 14,550 food boxes have been distributed so far.  Each box feeds 5.5 people for 3.5 days, totaling 840,262 meals," GHF said.

 

 

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, coolcarer said:

Your link has no source. It is hearsay. The has been no such statement from GHF as much as you wish there were. 
 

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says it is continuing to hand out aid packages to Palestinians at two distribution centers in southern Gaza today, without any incidents.

This comes following an update attributed to GHF which was carried by major news outlets claiming that aid distribution was halted due to disorder.

At the two aid sites, some 14,550 food boxes were distributed so far, GHF says.

 

https://x.com/manniefabian/status/1927713419265785929?s=61&t=o19I08IqkBkTc-ByxtPpag

 

 

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says it continues its operations today, distributing aid without incident in both sites that opened yesterday. "Across the two sites, approximately 14,550 food boxes have been distributed so far.  Each box feeds 5.5 people for 3.5 days, totaling 840,262 meals," GHF said.

 

 

I wish aid to succeed, in spite of your smear. Let's hope it continues and grows.

[coolcarer]

2 minutes ago, stevenl said:

I wish aid to succeed, in spite of your smear. Let's hope it continues and grows.

Yet you still don’t acknowledge that your link was untrue when faced with a GHF statement on all the vile fake news being spread.

[Evil Penevil]

The article below dates back to September, 2024, but it gives a good account of the Israeli take on the Gaza aid situation and the reason why the GHF was necessary.

 

Hamas makes half billion from ‘humanitarian’ aid, pays its terrorists

https://www.jns.org/hamas-makes-half-billion-from-humanitarian-aid-pays-its-terrorists/

 

The third sentence in the story is the key one.

 

(Sept. 11, 2024 / JNS)  Hamas has profited by at least a half billion dollars from humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, Channel 12 reported on Tuesday.

Approximately 200 aid trucks enter the Palestinian enclave daily. “It’s actually become the main oxygen pipeline for the terrorist organization,” reported Channel 12‘s Almog Boker.

Hamas steals the humanitarian aid and sells it to the population. It then uses the money to finance recruitment, Boker said, noting that 3,000 terrorists have been added to Hamas’s payroll in northern Gaza.

 

The Jewish News Syndicate is a wire service.  It is not Israeli-owned or under the control of the Israeli government.

[Bkk Brian]

4 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

The article below dates back to September, 2024, but it gives a good account of the Israeli take on the Gaza aid situation and the reason why the GHF was necessary.

 

Hamas makes half billion from ‘humanitarian’ aid, pays its terrorists

https://www.jns.org/hamas-makes-half-billion-from-humanitarian-aid-pays-its-terrorists/

 

The third sentence in the story is the key one.

 

(Sept. 11, 2024 / JNS)  Hamas has profited by at least a half billion dollars from humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip, Channel 12 reported on Tuesday.

Approximately 200 aid trucks enter the Palestinian enclave daily. “It’s actually become the main oxygen pipeline for the terrorist organization,” reported Channel 12‘s Almog Boker.

Hamas steals the humanitarian aid and sells it to the population. It then uses the money to finance recruitment, Boker said, noting that 3,000 terrorists have been added to Hamas’s payroll in northern Gaza.

 

The Jewish News Syndicate is a wire service.  It is not Israeli-owned or under the control of the Israeli government.

Hamas are desperate, their money lifeline gone.

 

Hamas fighters ‘not paid for three months’ because of Israeli aid block
Hamas has not paid its fighters for three months due to Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid preventing the group seizing and selling supplies, according to reports.
Members of the al-Qassam brigades, Hamas’ military wing, have not received any pay since around February, a source from within the terror group told the London-based Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat.
Families of terrorists killed or captured during fighting with Israel are also reported to have not received their usual remuneration.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/05/24/hamas-fighters-not-paid-three-months-israeli-aid-blockade/

https://archive.ph/pk9EZ

 

https://x.com/Ostrov_A/status/1927327637992529966

 

[Yagoda]

On 5/10/2025 at 9:08 AM, JAG said:

Israel will protect the perimeter, Gazans will come inside, received the supplies, leave and once clear of the perimeter HAMAS will take it off them.

Thats how they roll. Folks that put missiles in pediatric hospitals, rape and murder babies and women, and capture hostages that they torture. Those are the heros of many on this Board who support a "final solution".

 

Let me make it clear to the emojinauts: Hamas is scum, the lowest form of scum their is and until Iran is gone, they will keep exploting how ever many innocent Gazans there are left after being used as human shields.

 

 

[bannork]

A fortified compound from which US mercenaries were handing out parcels of aid was stormed by hundreds of Palestinians on Tuesday just hours after opening for the first time.

The fences do not appear to be fixed to concrete foundations, making them relatively flimsy. 

After the fence collapsed, people spilled out into the central reservation and climbed over the sand berm into the compound.

How the rollout of new Gaza aid system collapsed into chaos

The above link contains an interesting video from Sky News showing the distribution points for food and medical aid of the US/Israeli private plan and the problems it incurs.

[Bkk Brian]

2 hours ago, bannork said:

A fortified compound from which US mercenaries were handing out parcels of aid was stormed by hundreds of Palestinians on Tuesday just hours after opening for the first time.

The fences do not appear to be fixed to concrete foundations, making them relatively flimsy. 

After the fence collapsed, people spilled out into the central reservation and climbed over the sand berm into the compound.

How the rollout of new Gaza aid system collapsed into chaos

The above link contains an interesting video from Sky News showing the distribution points for food and medical aid of the US/Israeli private plan and the problems it incurs.

Interesting information on ex Hamas now turned criminal gang leader Abu Shabab in that link. He worked for Hamas previously making money for them through stolen aid but now him and his gang of looters broke away and do it themselves under the guise of helping security and now negotiates with the UN directly.

 

From the above link.

 

"Speaking to Sky News, Mr Abu Shabab denied that his men were involved in looting or had any arrangement with Israel."

 

One senior aid worker described Mr Abu Shabab's claim as "comical".

Another senior aid worker told Sky News he witnessed regular negotiations between Abu Shabab and the UN, during which Abu Shabab claimed to have control over all the looting gangs in southern Gaza.

 

This is the scum here:

 

A bit more about him and including a video of more negotiations this time with the Red Crescent.

 

[Evil Penevil]

The Hamas' forces  and independent criminal groups are doing everything in their power to sabotage the aid distribution plan because once it succeeds,  they will lose their major source of income.  The  U.N. and humanitarian groups were willing to accept the loss of a certain portion of food aid to Hamas as the cost of distributing the remaining aid.  This is not unique to Palestine.  The same tolerance of aid pilfering  by "warlords" has been observed in Somalia, Sudan and other countries in Africa.