🔗 Share this article Debated American-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Terminates Humanitarian Work The foundation previously halted its aid distribution sites in Gaza after the truce was implemented six weeks ago The controversial, United States and Israel-funded Gaza relief foundation declares it is concluding its aid operations in the affected area, following nearly half a year. The organisation had previously halted its several relief locations in Gaza following the halt in hostilities between Palestinian factions and Israel came into force in recent weeks. The foundation sought to avoid UN systems as the chief distributor of relief to Palestinian residents. United Nations organizations and other humanitarian groups declined to participate with its system, claiming it was improper and dangerous. Hundreds of Palestinians were killed while attempting to obtain sustenance amid disorderly situations near the organization's distribution points, primarily from Israeli forces, according to the UN. The Israeli military claimed its soldiers fired alerting fire. Program Termination The organization declared on the beginning of the week that it was concluding activities now because of the "effective conclusion of its crisis response", with a total of three million packages containing the amounting to in excess of 187 million sustenance units distributed to Gazans. The organization's top administrator, Jon Acree, also said the United States-operated coordination body - which has been set up to help execute the United States' Palestinian peace proposal - would be "implementing and enlarging the model GHF piloted". "The organization's system, in which Hamas could no longer loot and profit from stealing aid, was significantly influential in convincing militant groups to participate and establishing a truce." Comments and Positions The militant group - which disputes allegations of misappropriation - welcomed the closure of the humanitarian foundation, based on information. A spokesman for declared the organization should be made responsible for the harm it caused to local residents. "We urge all worldwide humanitarian bodies to guarantee that responsibility is assigned after leading to casualties and wounds of numerous Palestinians and concealing the nutritional restriction approach implemented by the Israel's administration." Organization Timeline The foundation started work in Gaza on late May, a week after Israeli authorities had somewhat relaxed a comprehensive closure on relief and commercial goods to Gaza that continued for 77 days and caused severe shortages of essential supplies. Three months later, a nutritional emergency was proclaimed in Gaza City. The GHF's food distribution sites in various parts of the Palestinian territory were operated by American private security firms and located inside areas controlled by Israeli forces. Aid Organization Objections United Nations agencies and their collaborators claimed the methodology contravened the basic relief guidelines of objectivity, fairness and autonomy, and that directing needy individuals into armed forces regions was intrinsically hazardous. The UN's human rights office reported it tracked the killing of at least 859 Palestinians seeking food in the proximity to foundation locations between spring and summer months. Another 514 people were fatally wounded around the routes of UN and other aid convoys, it also mentioned. The greater part of these people were fatally wounded by the Israeli forces, as per the organization's documentation. Conflicting Accounts The Israeli military stated its soldiers had released alerting fire at people who approached them in a "intimidating" fashion. The foundation stated there were no shooting events at the distribution centers and accused the UN of using "inaccurate and deceptive" statistics from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. Future Implications The GHF's future had been unclear since Palestinian factions and Israeli authorities consented a ceasefire deal to implement the primary segment of Trump's peace plan. It said relief provision would take place "absent meddling from the both sides through the United Nations and its agencies, and the Red Crescent, in conjunction with other global organizations not linked whatsoever" with Palestinian factions and Israeli authorities. UN spokesperson the UN spokesman said on Monday that the foundation's closure would have "no influence" on its work "since we never collaborated with them". He also said that while additional assistance was reaching the Palestinian territory since the halt in hostilities began on 10 October, it was "insufficient to meet all the needs" of the 2.1 million population.