US-Backed 'Humanitarian' Fund Ends Operations, Civilians Still Starving
The BBC describes the 'controversial' US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) ending aid efforts after 'hundreds of Palestinians were killed while seeking food.' This 'chaotic environment' wasn't an act of God. It's the predictable outcome of an Israeli blockade, with US diplomatic and military backing, that has systematically destroyed Gaza's infrastructure and deliberately created a famine.
One might wonder if the 'humanitarian' effort was ever intended to succeed, or simply to provide cover for continued military aid. Remember, the US House passed H.R. 815 on April 20, 2024, providing $14.1 billion in military aid to Israel, just weeks after the 'Flour Massacre' where Israeli forces allegedly killed and injured hundreds of Palestinians seeking aid. Congressional leadership,
including Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who received $10,000 from AIPAC in 2022 and $2,900 in 2023 per OpenSecrets.org, consistently advocates for such aid. When the US ships bombs, expecting 'peaceful' aid distribution is like pouring gasoline and complaining about the fire. The chaos is a feature, not a bug, of a policy designed to make Gaza uninhabitable.