Amid Blockade, Trump and Israel Mull Divisive Aid Plan For Gaza
nytimes.comPublished: 5/9/2025
Summary
The Trump administration is teaming up with Israel to distribute humanitarian aid in Gaza by ending the two-month blockade on food and fuel deliveries, but aid workers have expressed concerns about the feasibility of this plan. The proposed mechanism involves creating a limited number of distribution zones within the Strip, each capable of supplying around 700,000 Palestinians, while ensuring that aid workers can operate without direct interference from Israeli military forces stationed outside these zones to protect them.