Aid groups voice alarm as US pushes Israeli plan for Gaza assistance

09/05/2025 13:46 The Guardian

Groups say plan to resume limited humanitarian assistance under strict Israeli rules ‘risks enabling war crimes’Aid groups have voiced alarm at US moves to pressure them into accepting an Israeli proposal to resume limited humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged territory under strictly controlled conditions.The Trump administration has attempted to strong-arm international agencies – including the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) – into accepting Israel’s stringent rules for resuming deliveries, according to sources familiar with the discussions and news reports. Continue reading...

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