Gaza, Israel and Mark Carney
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Since Israel’s offensive led to a security breakdown in Gaza that has made it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving Palestinians, much of the limited aid entering is being hoarded by gangs and merchants and sold at exorbitant prices.
The UK is set to join Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in airdropping aid into Gaza as starvation and malnutrition have reached perilous levels in the war-torn strip. Following pressure from the international community,
World aid groups have criticized Israel for the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Israel has denied the accusations.
Amid growing global outrage, Israel has loosened restrictions on food distribution in Gaza to address rising starvation.
While the international community criticizes the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a middle east expert says the U.S.- and Israel-backed organization is taking the power away from Hamas.
In June, a yacht with 12 activists on board - including Sweden's Greta Thunberg - was intercepted by the Israeli military about 185km (115 miles) west of Gaza. That expedition, also organised by the FFC, had been aiming to deliver aid to Gaza in defiance of Israel's blockade and to highlight the humanitarian crisis there.
Aid has served as a wedge against Hamas, and enabled Israel to shirk its obligations under international law to provide for the needs of the occupied population. Opinion: Humanitarian aid in Gaza ...
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