🔗 Share this article Disputed United States-funded Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Concludes Relief Activities The GHF had paused its relief locations in Gaza following the ceasefire was implemented recently The debated, US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says it is concluding its humanitarian work in the Palestinian territory, after almost six months. The organisation had already suspended its three food distribution sites in Gaza after the truce agreement between Hamas and Israel took effect six weeks ago. The foundation sought to circumvent United Nations channels as the chief distributor of aid to Gaza's population. International relief agencies refused to co-operate with its approach, claiming it was improper and dangerous. Numerous Gazans were lost their lives while attempting to obtain sustenance amid disorderly situations near GHF's sites, mostly by Israeli fire, according to the UN. Israeli authorities stated its soldiers fired warning shots. Program Termination The GHF said on recently that it was concluding activities now because of the "successful completion of its emergency mission", with a cumulative three million shipments containing the amounting to in excess of 187 million sustenance units delivered to Palestinians. The GHF's executive director, the foundation leader, further mentioned the American-directed Civil-Military Coordination Center - which has been set up to help carry out US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan - would be "adopting and expanding the system the foundation tested". "GHF's model, in which Palestinian factions were unable to divert and benefit from humanitarian assistance, played a huge role in getting Hamas to the table and establishing a truce." Reactions and Responses The militant group - which disputes allegations of misappropriation - welcomed the closure of the aid organization, based on information. A representative of said the foundation should be subject to scrutiny for the negative impact it created to Palestinians. "We urge all international human rights organisations to ensure that it does not escape accountability after leading to casualties and wounds of thousands of Gazans and obscuring the nutritional restriction approach employed by the Israel's administration." Organization Timeline The GHF began operations in Gaza on May 26th, a short period subsequent to Israel had partially eased a complete restriction on humanitarian and trade shipments to Gaza that lasted 11 weeks and caused severe shortages of essential supplies. After 90 days, a nutritional emergency was proclaimed in the Palestinian urban center. The GHF's food distribution sites in various parts of the Palestinian territory were managed by American private security firms and situated within regions under Israeli military authority. Humanitarian Concerns International organizations and their affiliates stated the methodology breached the basic relief guidelines of objectivity, fairness and autonomy, and that guiding distressed residents into military-controlled areas was intrinsically hazardous. United Nations human rights division stated it documented the fatalities of no fewer than 859 Gazans attempting to obtain nourishment in the proximity to foundation locations between late May through end of July. A further 514 persons were fatally wounded around the courses followed by international humanitarian deliveries, it added. Most of them were killed by the Israeli military, according to the office. Conflicting Accounts The Israeli military stated its forces had discharged cautionary rounds at individuals who came near them in a "menacing" manner. The foundation stated there were no firearm incidents at the distribution centers and claimed the international organization of using "untrue and confusing" figures from the Palestinian health authority administered by Hamas. Ongoing Situation The foundation's prospects had been uncertain since Palestinian factions and Israeli authorities consented a truce agreement to execute the initial stage of Trump's peace plan. The agreement stated humanitarian assistance would take place "without interference from the involved factions through the international bodies and their affiliates, and the humanitarian medical organization, in conjunction with other international institutions not associated in any manner" with militant groups and the Israeli government. United Nations representative the UN spokesman said on Monday that the GHF's shutdown would have "no influence" on its work "as we never partnered with them". The spokesperson additionally stated that while more aid was getting into Gaza since the ceasefire took effect on October 10th, it was "not enough to satisfy all requirements" of the 2.1 million population.