UN experts call for 'immediate dismantling' of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
The GHF is 'an utterly disturbing example of how humanitarian relief can be exploited for covert military and geopolitical agendas in serious breach of international law', the experts said.
They warned that Israeli forces and foreign military contractors "continue to open indiscriminate fire on people seeking aid" at so-called 'distribution sites' operated by the GHF, killing at least 859 Palestinians since late May.
'We are leaving a state accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in charge of feeding the population affected by the genocide without oversight and with impunity. This overt hypocrisy is disturbing,' the experts said.
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