The controversial aid organization Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was unsuccessful on Monday in distributing the first food packages to the population of Gaza, Israeli media report.
Sources within the Israeli army tell news site ynet that there are “operational problems.” The situation will be reviewed again on Tuesday, those same sources report.
Other sources tell Israeli Channel 12 that the American firm responsible for transporting the aid packages is experiencing “logistical problems.” The distribution of aid would begin at the earliest on Tuesday.
Earlier on Monday, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) reported that the first aid distribution point was ready and that aid delivery would begin. The first location is in the Tel a Sultan neighborhood in Rafah. Palestinians in the area confirm to news agency Reuters that nothing has been distributed there yet.
In the foreseeable future, three more locations must be opened: two in the south and one at the so-called Netzarim corridor. At those locations, according to GHF, boxes of 70 kilos, containing enough food for ten days for a family of five, must be distributed.
Aid Supplies Must Reach One Million Palestinians by the End of This Week
Despite the initial problems, the foundation claims that the aid supplies will have reached more than one million Palestinians by the end of the week – almost half of the total population of Gaza.
Aid organizations have strongly criticized the plans. And GHF director Jake Wood resigned on Sunday because the GHF plan, according to him, could not be implemented in compliance with humanitarian principles.