US aid organization GHF starts efforts to help in the Gaza Strip
US aid organization GHF starts efforts to help in the Gaza Strip
The Gaza Humanitrian Foundation (GHF), a aid organization supported by the USA, has officially started work in the Gaza Strip today. The use takes place in an extremely difficult environment, especially against the background of threats of Islamist Hamas against humanitarian helpers. The GHF has set itself the goal of making urgently needed foods available to the population, while the humanitarian situation in the region remains catastrophic. On Monday, truckloads with food were already delivered to safe distribution points, and further aid deliveries have been announced for Tuesday href = "https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/internationale-politik/id_100741292/us-organanization-ghp-holfer-klap-in-in-gaza-aufen.html"> t-online.de reports.
The foundation of the GHF was created in response to international pressure on Israel to address the blockade of aid deliveries. In view of this situation, the GHF condemned Hamas' threats that tried to hinder the implementation of humanitarian work. Israel also accuses Hamas of intercepting international aid deliveries; However, Hamas itself rejected these allegations. The executive director Jake Wood resigned on Sunday and justified this with the inability of the organization to work independently according to humanitarian principles.
First aid deliveries and challenges
The GHF distributed the first relief supplies to the residents of the Gaza Strip. Although the organization did not provide information about the amount of distributed food, photos of residents have appeared with the packages. Reports on delays in opening distribution centers due to logistical difficulties were also known. According to this distribution center represents the main help of the help, which has been put into operation, for the over two million residents of the Gaza strip, which are in a tense location after an almost three-month blockade, to enable access to food.
The Israeli government recently relaxed the blockade, but the new distribution strategy is criticized by the UN and other organizations. This strategy contains reviews of families to connections to Hamas, which means far -reaching arrival for many needy and endangers them in the war zone. Older and sick people in particular could not cope with the required paths. There are many questions with regard to the financing and structure of the GHF, since the organization should consist of former humanitarian, state and military employees.
The humanitarian location in the Gaza Strip
The location in the Gaza Strip remains tense. More than 2.2 million people are dependent on humanitarian aid. The children in particular are badly affected, because more than 70,000 of them are acute malfunction and urgently need medical care, as UNICEF Germany reports. The German Organization of German Red Cross, Caritas and Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe also have relief goods in the Gaza Strip and hope to be able to distribute them quickly. The required materials include milk powder, flour, dosing food and water.
Although Israel allows aid deliveries again, security remains a central problem for the aid organizations. Over 400 humanitarian helpers were already killed in the Gaza Strip through fighting. Therefore, safe humane zones are essential to ensure the distribution of relief goods so that the affected people can receive support during this critical period, as reported.
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