There ARE limited food drops continuing….
Israeli troops in those area’s have fired on some people who have approached their positions …
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At least 27 people were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food at a distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in Gaza, according to health officials in the strip
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It is the third such incident in three days, with Israel admitting for the first time during the recent events that its forces shot at individuals who were moving towards them
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“There were three children and two women among the dead,” Mohammed Saqr, the head of nursing at Nasser hospital, which received the 27 bodies, told the Guardian. “Most of the patients had gunshot wounds, others had shrapnel all over the bodies, which means they were targeted with tanks or artillery munitions”
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In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said troops fired shots near a food distribution complex after noticing “a number of suspects moving towards them”
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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it had distributed 21 truckloads of food today. During the ceasefire period earlier this year, 600 trucks a day were entering the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded by Israel’s government for months
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The UN human rights office said on Tuesday the impediment of access to food and relief for civilians in Gaza may constitute a war crime, describing attacks on civilians trying to access food as unconscionable
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Government sources have confirmed to El País that Spain’s ministry of defence has suspended the licence of an Israeli company intending to manufacture missiles in Spain…
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On Friday, a leading U.S. management consulting firm hired last fall to help design the program and run its business operations withdrew its team operating on the ground in Tel Aviv. A spokesperson for the firm, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), said the company had terminated its contract with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and placed one of the senior partners leading the project on leave, pending an internal review….
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A spokesperson for BCG stated that the firm had provided “pro bono” support to the humanitarian operation and will not get paid for any of the work it has done on behalf of the foundation. Another person familiar with its operations contradicted the firm’s account, saying that BCG had presented monthly invoices of more than $1 million.
The foundation said in an email early Tuesday that it had distributed more than 7 million meals during its first eight days of operations. “It proves our model is functional and is an effective means to deliver lifesaving assistance to the Gazan people under emergency conditions,” wrote John Acree, who was named last week as the GHF’s interim director.
Later Tuesday, the foundation announced a new executive director, Johnnie Moore, a Christian evangelical leader and public relations executive who is close to the Trump administration and was twice appointed during President Donald Trump’s first term as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom…
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Three out of four distribution hubs are now operating in the south, usually only for several hours in the morning until the day’s packaged food deliveries have been exhausted.
No violent incidents have been reported inside the distribution hubs themselves, although Gazan health workers have reported dozens of people shot nearby….
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Although Israel has allowed a limited number of U.N. aid convoys to enter Israel in the past week, the World Food Program has reported that desperate Gazans have stopped and looted them before they could reach WFP distribution points.
“Whether we like it or not, Israel is calling the shots in Gaza right now. We can either posture and be outraged, or accept it: Aid will never be provided in a neutral manner because of the heavy hand of the Israelis,” said one aid professional who was approached to assume a leading role in the GHF but ultimately declined to join the foundation….
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