Steve Witkoff’s trip coincides with the increase in pressures against Israel in the face of the humanitarian crisis and the performance of their troops
The special envoy of the United States, visited, on Friday (1),, destroyed by war, and promised an increase in humanitarian aid after denouncing her that Israeli forces shot hundreds of Palestinians expecting food. Witkoff’s trip coincides with the increase in pressures against the humanitarian crisis and the performance of their troops. This Friday, the UN High Commissioner Office for Human Rights (UNUDH) in Palestinian territories reported that more than 1,370 Palestinians have died in Gaza since May 27 in help distribution operations, 105 in the last two days. “Most of these murders were committed by the Israeli army,” the UN office said, which reported that 859 people died near the facilities of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an organism supported by Israel and the United States, and 514 along the food trains.
In an independent report, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported that Israeli forces, with the support of the United States, converted the aid distribution system to “blood baths.” In an X message that includes a photo in which she appears with a bulletproof vest with employees of a GHF distribution center, Witkoff said he spent more than five hours in Gaza. “The purpose of the visit was to give the president of the United States a clear idea of the humanitarian situation and to help develop a plan to deliver food and medical help to the population of Gaza,” he said.
According to the American journalistic portal Axios, Trump said he works on a plan to “feed people,” but did not say he would imply reinforcing GHF or create a completely new mechanism. This organization began its activities at the end of May, coinciding with the partial suspension of a two -month blockade that Israel imposed the entry of help to Gaza, causing food shortages and essential inputs. In turn, the Gaza Civil Defense reported that 22 people died by shots from Israeli troops and bombing on Friday, including eight that expected food help.
‘Blood Baths’
In its GHF -managed report, HRW accused the Israeli military of illegally using hunger as a weapon of war. “The United States-supported Israeli forces and private outsourced companies have established a failed and militarized help distribution system that has transformed the distribution of help into authentic blood baths,” said Belkis Wille, sub-director of HRW’s crisis and conflict unit. In response to the report, the army stated that GHF works independently, but that Israeli soldiers operated “near the new distribution zones to allow orderly delivery of food.”
The Israeli army accused Hamas of trying to prevent food distribution and said he is investigating the reported deaths. A week ago, airplanes from various countries launch provisions about Gaza. Israeli authorities announced that international organizations distributed more than 200 aid trucks on Thursday.
The war in Palestinian territory was triggered by an unprecedented attack by Hamas in southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people, most of the Israeli side, according to an official data. The reprisals of Israel caused at least 60,249 deaths in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to data from the Hamas Ministry of Health, considered reliable by the UN. On October 7, Hamas commands took 251 people hostage, of which 49 follow captives in Gaza. Of these, 27 would have died, according to the Israeli army.
On Friday, Hamas released a video of an Israeli hostage, identified by several Israeli communication vehicles such as 24-year-old Evyatar David, in which it appeared very thin and visibly weak, trapped in a tunnel. AFP could not verify the authenticity of these images or the date they were recorded. In an investigative report released on Friday, British public broadcaster BBC said it had compiled testimonials from medical personnel, human rights groups and witnesses about 160 children -injured children during the war in Gaza.
The report added that 95 of them were shot in the head or chest and that, according to witnesses, the Israeli army would have pointed out 57 of them. Asked about it, the Israeli army stated that “any intentional attack on civilians, and in particular against children, is strictly forbidden” by the Israeli Armed Forces and by international law.
*With information from AFP
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