The head of the Israel -backed Gaza Aid Group is resigned

The head of an organization created to distribute aid in Gaza as part of a controversial plan backed by Israel, saying that it could not work in a way that adheres to “humanitarian principles.”

Jake Wood left the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) late on Sunday, saying that it will not be able to fulfill the principles of “humanity, neutrality, neutrality, and independence.”

The US -supporting plan, also imagining private sector contractors who provide aid to Palestinians through the designated distribution sites of Israel. She was severely criticized by the United Nations, which she says will not participate.

Israel insists that the plan is necessary to stop Hamas theft of aid, which is denied by the armed group.

According to the GHF plan, the Palestinians are expected to collect funds of up to 20 kg (44 lbs) that contain food and basic hygiene from four distribution points in southern Gaza.

It is not clear how weakening or injured can collect aid.

Tom Fletcher, head of the United Nations aid, said that he will be forced to further displacement, restrict aid to only one part of Gaza and make “hunger a bargaining slice.”

In a statement of his resignation, Wood, the former US naval infantry, said: “Two months ago, I called me to lead GHF efforts because of my experience in humanitarian operations.

“Like many others around the world, I was terrified and saddened by the hunger crisis in Gaza, and as a human leader, I had to do everything I could to help reduce suffering.”

He said, “It is proud of the work he supervised, including developing a pragmatic plan that could nourish hungry people, address security concerns about transfer, and complete the work of long NGOs in Gaza,” he said.

But he said, “It is clear that this plan cannot be implemented with the strict commitment to the humanitarian principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence, which I will not abandon.”

In response, GHF said it “will not be deterred” through Wood’s resignation and will start providing aid on Monday, with the aim of reaching a million Palestinians by the end of the week.

The group said that the critics “who benefit from the current situation were more focused on tearing this more than helping, fearing new and creative solutions to difficult problems.”

He added: “Our trucks are loaded and ready to go.”

“The aim of this new approach is to eliminate the reliance of Ghazan residents on Hamas,” an Israeli official said.

The Israeli media reported that the first four distribution centers will be opened by GHF on Monday morning.

Last week, Israel reduced the siege for 11 weeks on all foods, fuel, medicine and other supplies entering Gaza, with first aid trucks arriving at civilians in recent days – but the United Nations said it was “a decrease in the ocean of what is required.”

She says 57 children died due to malnutrition during the siege of Israel – while the World Food Program (WFP) warned last week that Gaza residents were “on the verge of hunger.”

Jean -Eagland, Secretary -General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, told the BBC today that GHF “military, privatized, politicized” and “not compatible with neutrality.”

“The people behind them are the military-they are a former people in CIA and the former military people … Let’s return to the regime that succeeded,” he said.

GHF is also subject to intense auditing about its financing, assets and support.

During the weekend, the investigation before New York Times He suggested that the group may have been imagined in Israel by a group of Israeli officials, military officials and their Israeli business partners.

In response to the plan earlier this month, UN spokeswoman Jonathan Kreik said: “How is she a mother of four children, she lost her husband, will carry 20 kg to her temporary tent, and sometimes several kilometers away?”

“The most vulnerable people, including the elderly, persons with disabilities, patients, wounded, and orphans, will face tremendous challenges to reach aid.”

Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack across the border on October 7, 2023, where about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken into account.

At least 53,939 people have been killed, including at least 16,500 children, in Gaza since then, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health in the region.