Two days ago, the newly formed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) – a U.S. and Israeli-backed entity with funding from undisclosed sources – began distributing a small amount of aid in southern Gaza. Israeli officials have indicated the GHF will now be the sole mechanism for delivering desperately needed food assistance into the territory.
Israeli and U.S. officials assert that this new aid model is necessary to prevent diversion of resources to Hamas, yet there is no credible evidence that aid delivered by experienced international organizations has been diverted. Groups like Anera operate under rigorous vetting, compliance and monitoring procedures to ensure aid reaches civilians in need, not combatants.
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- American Near East Refugee Aid
- To learn more about ANERA, please visit http://www.anera.org/.