Thursday Briefing

The United Nations has criticized Israel's new system for bypassing Hamas to control humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, calling it an "assault on their human dignity." The move follows Israel keeping aid out of Gaza for over two months as part of its system. Last night, amid reports of a crowd breaking into a food warehouse in central Gaza, two people were reported dead. Earlier this week, when the new aid program began, dozens of people were injured during similar rushes at a distribution site. The EU and international outcry has grown, with calls for de-escalation and an end to politicizing humanitarian aid amid the conflict.