The United States has a plan to bring food to Gaza. Top aid groups reject the idea

The United States has a plan to bring food to Gaza. Top aid groups reject the idea

Tel Aviv, Israel-AM Eve of the visit of President Trump in Arabician allies in the Golf, the USA and Israel have a ten-week Israeli ban, which says the information from the helper to allow a plan that, according to aids, goes back the black hunger in the territory.

It is the result of the pressure of the Trump administration on Israel to enable help in Gaza Strip, according to a person who is familiar with the details who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal diplomacy.

According to a copy of the proposed proposal, the proposed solution would only offer food and aids for around 60 percent of Gaza civilians. Key details remain unresolved, e.g. B. who would lead it or pay for it.

The program is an overview of Israel's former guideline to put Hamas under pressure, to free Israeli hostages. The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says that Israel is fully on board with the new proposal.

“President Trump has made it very clear that one of the most urgent things that have to happen is humanitarian aid in Gaza Strip, and he has commissioned his entire team to do everything to accelerate it and get humanitarian aid for people as quickly as possible,” said Huckabee in a press conference on Friday.

In addition to the closed humanitarian sales center of the Unrwa, the UN agency, the Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the Palestinians help.
In addition to the closed humanitarian sales center of the Unrwa, the UN agency, the Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, the Palestinians help.

What the new help plan would look like

The population of Gaza would be forced to move south to get help in a new zone that was held by the Israeli military to prevent Hamas members from access, an Israeli defense officer said reporters and spoke to revealing details.

According to a 14-page proposal, which was checked by NPR, a private accuracy organization called Gaza Humanitrian Foundation, recently registered in Switzerland, would build up four aid centers and distribute pre-packed food, hygiene kits and medical care.

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar publicly approved the US plan on Sunday and asked the countries and auxiliary groups to work together.

“It will enable help to go directly to the people. Hamas shouldn't get it in the hands,” said Saar. Israeli soldiers “will provide no help. You will secure the scope.”

According to Israel, Hama's aids took advantage of it, confiscated supplies, benefited from sales with black market and used the auxiliary distribution to start control over Gaza. UN officials say that there is no great distraction in Gaza.

“The help we coordinate goes to the people for whom she is intended,” said Olga Cherevko from the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian matters. “We have mechanisms that help mitigate this, including monitoring during and after the distribution, to donate hotlines for incidents and our accountability.”

Israel says that Trump will first end his trip to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this week to enable the chance for an armistice and a hostage publication with Hamas.

If no deal is created by then, Israel will start this plan in combination with increased military land operations and the confiscation of more territories in Gaza.

The Palestinians receive humanitarian aid from Unrwa, the UN agency, the Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
The Palestinians receive humanitarian aid from Unrwa, the UN agency, the Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

Many details of the plan are still unresolved

According to the written proposal, the four initial aid aids would serve a combined total number of 1.2 million Palestinians. That is only about 60 percent of the estimated 2.1 million Palestinians in Gaza. Huckabee said the auxiliary distribution would be scaled to operate larger population groups.

The most important in Gaza work in Gaza Strip, which refused to work with the proposal, as is presented by the UN Israeli officials and their auxiliary partners. Humanitarian groups say that they cannot work with a program that refuses to help for someone who is looking for it even with war leaders.

“It violates fundamental humanitarian principles and seems to control life-supporting objects as a pressure tactic-as part of a military strategy,” said the United Nations and its auxiliary partners in Gaza in a joint explanation. “We will not take part in a scheme that does not adhere to the global humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, independence and neutrality.”

The United States says that it is still in discussions with auxiliary experts to complete who would lead the program. Huckabee said he did not have the details about who would finance the program, but quoted some contributors who would like to remain unnamed.

The Palestinians receive flour bags and other humanitarian aid, which are distributed by Unrwa, the UN agency, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Jabaliya, the Gaza Strip, Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip.
The Palestinians receive flour bags and other humanitarian aid, which are distributed by Unrwa, the UN agency, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Jabaliya, the Gaza Strip, Palestinian refugees in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip.

Why humanitarian auxiliary groups oppose the program

The proposed US aid program for Gaza would be a significant departure from the established non-managed system, which has long been the cornerstone of the humanitarian reaction in conflict zones.

It would recover the existing system for helping aid and replace around 400 UN distribution points in Gaza with only about four sales points.

It would drive the plans of Israel ahead to force the Palestinians to pull from north to Südgaza on the Egyptian border, with ultimate plans for the migration of Palestinians from the Gaza. These are Israeli military strategies that do not want to support humanitarian organizations.

In the Iraq war, private security groups provided civilians as part of the parameters of the Iraqi military, which led to ethical concerns, experts say.

“The idea of ​​getting help is very important, but how the help is delivered is just as important. And everywhere for this plan there are massive red flags everywhere,” said Paul Spiegel, director of the Center for Humanitarian Health at John's Hopkins University.

Fatma Tanis from NPR reported from Washington, DC

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