La fondation controversée GHF et la distribution d’aide à Gaza
GAZA – Vendredi 31 Mai 2024 –
des milliers de Palestiniens affamés se sont rassemblés dans le sud de Gaza vendredi, attirés par la Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), une organisation récemment créée. L’aide,pourtant vitale,distribuée par la fondation est entachée de controverses,de distributions chaotiques et de décès présumés,alimentant l’inquiétude sur place. Cette situation met en lumière les risques extrêmes que prennent les Gazaouis en quête de la précieuse aide alimentaire, soulevant des interrogations sur les principes humanitaires de la GHF et son impact sur la population, alors que la situation humanitaire reste critique.
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Desperate Gazans Risk All for Aid from Controversial Foundation
Thousands of Palestinians gathered on a desolate road in southern Gaza on Friday, seeking assistance from the Gaza humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a newly formed and controversial organization. The area, largely deserted except for the presence of the Israeli military, highlighted the desperation of a population facing severe food shortages after weeks of limited aid.
“I’m going to face death to be able to feed my children,” gaza resident Imran Wafi told CBC News, underscoring the risks people are willing to take. “We know it’s hazardous, but the great disaster is that ther is no food for us.”
The GHF, supported by the United States and Israel, claims to have distributed over two million meals in Gaza during its first week of operations. The organization stated to CBC News that its distributions had been “without incident” and that it plans to expand its operations, including into northern Gaza, from its current sites in Rafah and the Natsarim corridor.
Chaotic Distributions and Controversy
However,eyewitness accounts paint a different picture. reports from the ground describe chaotic distributions, with at least one person allegedly killed at a GHF center – a claim the organization denies. Videos circulating online show crowds breaching fences and running amidst what appears to be gunfire. Ahmed al-Qadi, a Gaza resident, claims his friend, Mohamed abdelhadi, was killed while seeking aid from the GHF in natsarim. “He went to get help and when he returned home… He turned his back and was hit,” al-qadi said. “This aid is bloody, it was soaked in the blood.”
The GHF maintains that “no civilian or individual involved in the distribution of aid was injured and that no life has been lost,” according to a press release sent to CBC News. Despite this denial,reports indicate that aid distributions have been marred by warning shots and chaotic breaches of security fences.
The GHF,co-created by the united States and Israel,has also faced criticism from organizations like the United Nations. The UN views the GHF as an attempt to circumvent established aid channels and agencies that have long operated in Gaza under international law. The UN argues that the GHF “does not respond to the test of humanitarian principles.”
Former Director General Jake wood resigned on May 25th, citing the impossibility of adhering to humanitarian principles of neutrality and independence while working with the organization. The GHF, registered in Geneva in February but lacking known offices or representatives there, aimed to distribute nearly 300 million meals over an initial 90-day period.
