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X @The Wall Street Journal
Palestinians in Gaza are facing a tough decision every day: starve or risk death while trying to get food from one of the aid distribution centers https://t.co/YzF1ftXE6m ...
‘Obscene and depraved’: New reporting on Palestinians killed while waiting for food
MSNBC· 2025-07-05 01:00
Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza - The report highlights dire warnings of starvation in Gaza due to the Israeli government's blockade, leading to a new aid delivery method involving the Trump administration and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) [1] - The UN reports over 600 Palestinians killed while seeking aid, with the majority of deaths occurring at GHF-run sites [4][5] - Investigative reports cite whistleblowers alleging that both Israeli soldiers and private American GHF contractors have fired live ammunition into crowds of hungry Palestinians [5] Aid Distribution Controversy - The GHF, a third-party organization with unclear funding, hires private military contractors, raising concerns about its operations [2] - The GHF's aid distribution method, using only four sites, is contrasted with UNRWA's 400 distribution sites, which have served 15 million patients without causing harm [10][11] - The GHF denies reports of its contractors firing on civilians, attributing gunfire to the IDF, while the Israeli government dismisses reports of IDF soldiers firing into crowds as "blood lies" [6][7] Alternative Aid Delivery - UNRWA has 108 trucks waiting outside the borders, potentially delivering aid to 500-600 truck capacity, but Israelis have yet to allow those [9] - UNRWA staff process aid and text families to pick up food parcels from 400 distribution sites, without carrying guns or harming Palestinians [9][10] - The Gaza Soup Kitchen serves soup and water to approximately 30,000 Palestinians daily without causing harm, emphasizing the importance of community trust [18] Political and Economic Implications - More than 55% of GHF's budget is spent on armored vehicles, contrasting with UNRWA and other NGOs that lack such resources [13][14] - The report suggests that using food as a weapon is a negotiation tactic to create pressure in Gaza, disrupting lives and influencing negotiations [16][17] - The report mentions Hamas saying Israel negotiate a truce proposal, and if there were a truce proposal presumably that aid would flow in and the GHF experiment would end [20]
X @The Economist
The Economist· 2025-06-29 20:08
Humanitarian Crisis - During the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, Palestinian deaths in Gaza exceeded those of the conflict, according to the health ministry [1] - Disease, starvation, and lack of medicine are exacerbating the death toll in Gaza [1]
Lawrence: Musk says he 'went too far' attacking Trump, but not killing the world's poorest children
MSNBC· 2025-06-12 04:15
Elon Musk is sorry. Elon Musk is sorry. Elon Musk, for the first time in his life of public derangement, is publicly saying he went too far. We've been reporting to you for months now that Elon Musk went too far. in the very first thing he did in government, which was to take food away from starving babies, from starving families in the middle of a famine in Sudan, and to take food away from starving people around the world who could always count on getting some food and in many cases enough food, in most c ...