May 27 (UPI) -- A new U.S.-Israeli mechanism for delivering humanitarian assistance into Gaza that bypasses the United Nations and other aid agencies in favor of armed private contractors was underway on Tuesday.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said Monday it had begun distributing food to residents after lorry loads of supplies had been unloaded at secure hubs in the besieged Palestinian enclave -- but did not provide details of quantities or the areas where it was being distributed.
"More trucks with aid will be delivered Tuesday, with the flow of aid increasing each day," it said in a statement.
However, only around a dozen men with boxes under their arms were shown leaving an unspecified site in accompanying photos, according to the BBC.
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