After several weeks of waiting, Israel announced on Tuesday that he began the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza through an opaque mechanism that was criticized by the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations that were responsible for help in the strip more than a year and a half ago.
The UN Humanitarian Leader Tom Fletcher described the “smoky curtain for more violence and movement”, when all the details were not yet known, such as those that the Israeli newspaper opened a few days ago HaaretsThe field according to these media, the company that decided to manage the mechanism that works under the auspices of the Gaza of the Humanitarian Fund is an American solution to safe coverage (SRS), without preliminary experience in this area and was chosen by the Benjamin Netanyahu government through a small transparent process.
The Israeli army said on Tuesday in its statement that the American Civil Security Company is responsible for monitoring the control centers of assistance, two of which began to work today in the regions of the tel Sultan and corridor Moraga, in the Rafach (South Gas) area. According to the defense forces of Israel (PII), this Tuesday has already distributed packages with food for thousands of Palestinian families. The fund said that he distributed 8,000 food boxes.
Images of the agglomerations of people appeared from the strip, some of which made their way around the perimeter of the Rafach distribution center, after the long lines have been made, and the first incidents have already been recorded. The Gaza government, controlled by the Hamás Palestinian group, condemned that the Israeli troops opened fire against civilians who came to get help; IDF said they made “warning shots” outside the distribution center. According to the AP news agency, artillery shots and military helicopter were heard, flew over this place.
Journalist Gazati Muhammad Shekuda, who lives in Europe, criticized a small number of foods included in these food bags that do not include water or fuel, so that pasta or legumes cannot be prepared. He also notes that they are Israeli products for their marking, which means that there are local companies that benefit from the government plan.
The Israeli army distributed images of one of the centers, completely empty and food packages, which, presumably, begin to be distributed among the population. “The creation of distribution centers has occurred in recent months, which contributed to the Israeli political dome and coordination with the US government,” he said.
In total, the four distribution centers were striped by this American company, which the IDF does not call their statement. According to the military map, the three centers are located in the western zone of Rafach, not far from the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and another in the center of the strip, closer to the division of Israel. In most of the enclave territory there are no distribution points, and this is one of the main criticism of this plan, since this will force the Gaza population to travel long distances, in the middle of explosions and with difficulties in logistics from the absence of vehicles, fuel, etc.
From Geneva, a representative of the UN Humanitarian Office, Jens Laerke, said: “We saw these photos, but no one knows whether it is true or not.” In addition, Laerke confirmed that his organization does not participate in a plan that “distracts what is really necessary.” After about 80 days of absolute blocking imposed on the lane, some main reserves appeared last week, but in amounts are significantly lower than the needs of more than two million inhabitants who are on the verge of hunger.
Both the UN and other humanitarian organizations refused to cooperate with the Gaza Humanitarian Fund, guaranteeing that it is not based on the principles of neutrality and independence, on which it is necessary to maintain assistance to the most in need. “Humanitarian assistance should not be politicized or militarized,” said Christian Cardon, chief representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross.