GAZA FOOD RIOT – U.S. Policy BACKFIRES!

Israeli troops fired warning shots at starving Palestinians who overwhelmed a U.S.-backed food distribution center in Gaza, exposing the catastrophic failures of Biden’s foreign policy and Israel’s controversial aid system that the U.N. refuses to endorse.

At a Glance

• Desperate Palestinians stormed a food distribution center run by an Israeli-designated aid group, resulting in chaos and injuries
• Israeli troops responded with warning shots, causing panic among hungry civilians who have endured months of blockade
• The U.N. and humanitarian organizations reject the new aid system, arguing it violates humanitarian principles and could be used to control Palestinians
• The controversial system uses facial recognition technology and armed private security contractors
• The Biden administration backs this failed approach while the U.N. warns current aid levels are woefully insufficient

Another Biden-Backed Foreign Policy Disaster Unfolds

The scenes were as predictable as they were tragic. Palestinians, desperate after nearly three months of Israeli blockades, swarmed a U.S.-backed food distribution center in Gaza. Fences came down. Security was overwhelmed. And then came the shots. This is what happens when the Biden administration throws its weight behind yet another half-baked foreign policy scheme that prioritizes political appearance over actual humanitarian effectiveness. The new Gaza Humanitarian Facilitation (GHF) system has been operational for mere days, and it’s already demonstrating exactly why the United Nations and virtually every credible humanitarian organization wanted nothing to do with it.

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What we’re witnessing is the utterly predictable result of cutting off food supplies to a region for months, then opening a single distribution point run by an organization with questionable humanitarian credentials and military backing. When armed Israeli soldiers are your “humanitarian aid” security detail, you’re not running a relief operation – you’re running a military checkpoint with snacks. The same administration that left Americans stranded in Afghanistan and allowed billions in military equipment to fall into Taliban hands now wants us to believe they’ve figured out humanitarian aid distribution in one of the world’s most complex conflict zones.

U.N. Rejects Israeli Control Mechanism Disguised as Aid

The United Nations and legitimate humanitarian organizations have flatly refused to participate in this charade. They recognize what anyone with common sense can see – this isn’t about helping Palestinians; it’s about controlling them. The GHF system reportedly uses facial recognition technology and biometric data collection on aid recipients. Let that sink in. Hungry people must submit to surveillance and data collection before receiving food. Since when did “give us your personal data” become a prerequisite for humanitarian assistance? This isn’t charity; it’s a dystopian control mechanism cloaked in humanitarian language.

“There was no order, the people rushed to take, there was shooting, and we fled.” – Hosni Abu Amra.

The UN and international aid organizations, which actually have decades of experience distributing aid in conflict zones, have called out this system for what it is – a violation of humanitarian principles and international law. But when has international law ever stopped this administration from backing questionable foreign policies? The Israeli government claims this new system is necessary to prevent Hamas from siphoning supplies – a claim the UN flatly denies. So we’re expected to believe that the organization with global expertise in humanitarian aid distribution is wrong, while the military currently blocking aid is right? That’s some pretzel logic that only makes sense in Washington DC.

Armed Contractors and Military Oversight: Aid or Occupation?

Perhaps the most telling aspect of this entire debacle is how the GHF operates. The distribution hub uses armed private contractors for security and is conveniently located near Israeli military positions. When chaos erupted, GHF staff “followed safety protocols and temporarily retreated.” Translation: they abandoned their posts and left hungry people to face military warning shots. This is what happens when you militarize humanitarian aid. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu helpfully noted that control was “temporarily lost” but later “regained.” Because nothing says “humanitarian mission” quite like the need to “regain control” of people desperate for food.

“It was chaos.” – Ahmed Abu Taha.

Meanwhile, COGAT reports that 400 trucks of supplies are waiting at the Gaza crossing, with the UN “struggling to collect them due to insecure routes.” So the aid exists, but the system designed to deliver it doesn’t work. And instead of fixing that fundamental problem, we’re creating parallel systems that further fragment and complicate aid delivery. The UN plainly states that the aid allowed in the past week is insufficient. But apparently, the Biden administration believes they know better than the world’s preeminent humanitarian organization. The Constitution doesn’t grant the President the power to override common sense, but that hasn’t stopped this administration from trying.

 

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