Wild Western Middle East theme
Is GHF's management sitting and wondering what people will want to be paid for 'Riding shotgun' duties considering that the security personnel at the distribution sites seem to be afraid of being scalped by the locals?
Trade union stops transport of aid. A trade union representing truck drivers in Gaza has announced, according to the Times of Israel, that the drivers will temporarily stop transporting emergency aid in Gaza. The reason for the strike announcement is, according to the union, an incident in central Gaza where transports were attacked by armed men and where several drivers were killed and injured. See the article on SVT News.
Criticism storm against the foundation behind Gaza's humanitarian aid. The USA and Israel's attempts to reshape the aid work in the Gaza Strip – with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) – have caused chaotic scenes and about 60 killed Palestinians. The distribution at the organization's emergency aid distribution points was completely paused on Wednesday and remained still on Thursday morning. See the segment on SVT News.