Nearly 47 injured by ‘gunfire’ in new Gaza aid hub: U.N. officials
The Hindu
Dozens injured in Gaza aid hub overrun by Palestinians amid concerns of Israeli control over food distribution.
At least 47 Palestinians were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when a crowd overran a new Gaza aid hub set up by a U.S. and Israeli-backed foundation, a U.N. official said Wednesday (May 28, 2025).
Ajith Sunghay, head of the U.N. Human Rights Office for the Palestinian territories, told reporters in Geneva that it appeared Israeli Army fire had caused most of the injuries.
On Tuesday (May 27, 2025), crowds of Palestinians broke through fences and an Associated Press journalist heard Israeli tank and gunfire and saw a military helicopter firing flares.
The distribution hub outside Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah was opened the day before by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which has been slated by Israel to take over aid operations.
The U.N. and other humanitarian organizations have rejected the new system, saying it won’t be able to meet the needs of Gaza’s 2.3 million people and allows Israel to use food as a weapon to control the population. They have also warned of the risk of friction between Israeli troops and people seeking supplies.
Palestinians have become desperate for food after nearly three months of Israeli border closures pushed Gaza to the brink of famine.
Israel says it helped establish the new aid mechanism to prevent Hamas from siphoning off supplies, but it has provided no evidence of systematic diversion and U.N. agencies say they have mechanisms in place to prevent it.
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