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The Guardian - AU
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Israeli-backed logistics group says Gaza operations have begun after its director resigned

Trucks carrying aid are seen at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza. The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it had begun delivering aid on Monday.
Trucks carrying aid are seen at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza. The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it had begun delivering aid on Monday. Photograph: Shafiek Tassiem/Reuters

A US-backed foundation tasked with supplying aid to Gaza said it had begun operations on Monday, delivering truckloads of food to designated distribution sites a day after its executive director resigned because the operation could not fulfil its mission in a way that adhered to “humanitarian principles”.

The aid plan, which has been endorsed by Israel but rejected by the UN, unfolded amid uncertainty about whether any assistance had actually reached civilians.

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