Head of Gaza humanitarian group resigns as doubts mount over aid
The head of the little-known private group set to take over Gaza aid deliveries has resigned, saying the US and Israeli-backed plan would not be able to adhere to humanitarian principles.
Jake Wood had been serving as the executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, an obscure Swiss-incorporated organisation poised to displace the UN and other agencies as the sole mechanism to get critical supplies into the shattered enclave.
Wood, a US marine veteran who ran disaster relief agency Team Rubicon, said in a statement late on Sunday that he was “proud ” of the work he had done in recent months developing a “pragmatic plan ” that could feed hungry Gazans, halt the diversion of aid supplies by militant group Hamas, and complement the Работа на други интернационалните организации, които към този момент работят в лентата.
„ Въпреки това, ясно е, че не е допустимо да се приложи този проект, като в същото време се придържа към филантропичните правила на човечеството, неутралността, безпри...
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