US-Backed Humanitarian Group Launches Controversial Gaza Aid Operations
Tuesday, May 27, 2025, 9:23 am
A U.S.-backed humanitarian foundation has launched aid distribution in war-torn Gaza, sparking controversy over its ties and methods. Critics and supporters alike are left wondering if its noble intentions can survive the murky waters of political and operational scrutiny.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began distributing aid in the war-torn Gaza Strip, even as the group remains shrouded in controversy and questions.
Hamas is warning desperate Palestinians from heading to the controversial US-backed food distribution sites in Gaza, which saw chaos erupt upon opening Tuesday as thousands of hungry Gazans stormed the aid center.
"The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has left Palestinians without food. The people that created it are selfish," an NGO chief claimed.
For the first time in more than a year of war in Gaza, a group of armed Americans is in the middle of it. They are part of a new system designed to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
A U.S. and Israeli-backed humanitarian aid effort for Gaza says it's started distributing desperately needed food. The U.N. calls it a "distraction from what is actually needed."
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial aid group, has begun operations in Gaza. It is backed by Israel and uses U.S. contractors for security, but the U.N. and other critics say the group could lead to the displacement of even more Palestinians. CBS News' Debora Patta reports.
A new Gaza humanitarian aid system backed by the U.S. and Israel is already facing objections from the United Nations. Osamah F. Khalil, the chair of the International Relations Undergraduate Program at Syracuse University, joins "CBS Morning News" with more.
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