Gaza aid centers close for a day as Israel declares roads to sites 'combat zones'
GHF said Tuesday that Rev. Johnnie Moore, an Evangelical leader who has been an adviser to President Donald Trump, had been installed as its executive chairman.
His 'appointment comes as GHF's momentum on the ground in Gaza accelerates,' the organization said in a news release Tuesday, adding that since launching operations in the enclave on May 26, its team had delivered more than 7 million meals through 'without incident.' It maintained that there had been 'no incidents of violence recorded at distribution sites.'
But ahead of it's operation in Gaza, GHF's former executive director, Jake Wood, quit the organization saying in a statement published by Reuters that it was impossible to implement the plan while also adhering to the 'humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.'
Humanitarian groups have warned that while aid has been distributed under GHF, not nearly enough food and other vital supplies are getting into the enclave, which has a population of around 2.1 million, under the new aid system.
'The basic needs of the population in Gaza are enormous and are not being met,' Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement on Tuesday as he called for the 'unimpeded entry of humanitarian assistance at scale' to be restored.
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