WASHINGTON − A Gaza aid group backed by the Trump administration is on the ropes after dozens of Palestinians were shot dead while trying to collect food from its militarized checkpoints, humanitarian officials said.
The group temporarily paused operations on June 4 and said it was talking to Israel's military about safeguarding civilians after a hospital reported the recent deaths of at least 48 people trying to reach an aid site.
The new Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has denied anyone was injured – let alone killed – at the aid sites since they started operations on May 26.
But shooting deaths and injuries have mounted among masses of Palestinians walking to the foundation's distribution points.
Israel's forces "carried out warning fire" around a third of a mile from the Rafah distribution site on June 3, IDF spokesperson Effie Defrin said, "targeting a few individuals who were approaching in a way that posed a security threat."
