More than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed while seeking food aid across Gaza since the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operations in May 2025, according to UN. The US and Israeli-backed aid system has created what witnesses describe as deadly conditions at distribution sites, where desperate families risk their lives for basic supplies.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation operates just four heavily militarized aid distribution sites across the territory, forcing Palestinians to travel long distances through dangerous areas to reach food supplies. These sites are surrounded by barbed wire, earth mounds, and watchtowers, with only one access point that allows thousands of people to enter at once when pallets of food are dropped and gates opened.
