Israel Distribution centers for humanitarian aid in Gaza closed

SDA

6.6.2025 - 11:35

dpatopbilder - Palestinians carry boxes of food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP/dpa
dpatopbilder - Palestinians carry boxes of food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP/dpa
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The GHF Foundation, which is supported by Israel and the USA, has announced the temporary closure of its distribution centers for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip.

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In a message published on the Facebook page of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, it stated that all distribution centers for aid supplies were closed. The population is called upon to stay away from the centers for their own safety. There was initially no information on the expected duration of the closure.

People in the Gaza Strip are celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha today, which is traditionally associated with a feast.

Israel only eased the blockade on aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip around two weeks ago. The distribution of aid was taken over by the GHF. The organization bypasses aid organizations of the United Nations and other initiatives. It has been accused of endangering civilians and violating established standards of neutral aid. Israel, on the other hand, says it wants to prevent the Islamist Hamas from appropriating the aid deliveries.