Aid groups voice alarm as US pushes Israeli plan for Gaza assistance

Aid groups have voiced alarm at US moves to pressure them into accepting an Israeli proposal to resume limited humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged territory under strictly controlled conditions. Aid groups have so far refused to participate in the scheme, fearing it violates “fundamental humanitarian principles” and breaches international law. “There is a concern that this aid plan risks enabling war crimes related to forced displacement, starvation and internment,” the person said. His Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, met members of the UN security council on Wednesday to discuss the Israeli plan, according to the Washington Post. “We support a plan to get in aid now and urge others to do so as well.