US-backed Gaza aid model 'waste of resources, distraction from atrocities': UNRWA head
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini criticized the new US-backed aid distribution model in Gaza, deeming it a wasteful distraction from alleged atrocities. Speaking in Japan, Lazzarini asserted the UN's readiness to deliver aid effectively, warning of imminent famine. Chaotic scenes erupted at a new aid center in Rafah, highlighting the desperation amid severe shortages.
New US-backed aid distribution system opens in Gaza amid UN concerns
The organisation said it begun its first distribution of aid after a nearly three-month Israeli blockade on the enclave.
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