Why are aid seekers in Gaza being killed? | Start Here

“It’s like hell”. “It’s like Russian roulette”. That’s how people in Gaza are describing what’s happening at food distribution sites run by the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Hundreds of people have been killed near these sites in recent weeks.
What’s going on? Who are the GHF? And why are they now running food distribution in Gaza? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.


Chapters:
00:00 - How aid seekers have become a new category of victims in Gaza.
00:43 - How Israel’s blockade has led to huge shortages of food and aid in Gaza.
01:31 - The changes to aid distribution under the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
02:00 - Who are the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation?
03:09 - How GHF aid hubs are located in “red zones”.
03:51 - Testimony about the killings at aid hubs.
05:24 - What the Israeli military says about what’s happening.
06:08 - How a backdrop of lawlessness is making things worse.

This episode features:

Amy Low | Medical Team Lead, Médecins Sans Frontières

Kazem Abu Khalaf | Palestine Spokesperson, UNICEF

Nebal Farsakh | Spokesperson, Palestine Red Crescent Society

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