Europe EditionIsrael will not be involved in Gaza aid distribution, US ambassador Huckabee says
- On May 9, 2025, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee announced that Israel will provide security but not participate in food distribution in Gaza under a US-led aid plan.
- The plan arises amid an ongoing humanitarian crisis following Hamas’s unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack killing 1,218 in southern Israel and Israel’s military retaliation with over 52,000 deaths in Gaza.
- Under this plan, contractors will secure distribution points in Gaza at a distance, while Palestinians face severe food shortages and closed distribution centers in places like Khan Younis.
- Huckabee encouraged the United Nations, NGOs, and governments to engage in the initiative, expressing a desire for those concerned to become involved in the process, while critics caution that the plan could lead to the militarization of aid and marginalize UNRWA.
- The announcement reflects a contested effort to address Gaza’s worsening crisis, highlighting divided views on aid delivery and ongoing conflict pressures with no clear timeline for implementation.
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The announced disaster of the Israeli plan for humanitarian aid in Gaza
The Hebrew state plans to entrust food deliveries to the coastal enclave to private security companies in order to ensure that Hamas does not hijack cargo. Industry professionals are concerned about the risk of militarization of aid and an increase in inequality.
U.S. will take food to Gaza; Hamas must not seize the area, says Ambassador
Gaza Strip. The U.S. ambassador to Israel yesterday confirmed the deployment of a “private security” operation to protect and distribute humanitarian aid for 2.4 million people in danger of famine after weeks of a new Israeli blockade.
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