OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel’s army has destroyed massive amounts of humanitarian aid meant for Gaza, including food, medical supplies, and bottled water, according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan.
The spoiled aid, left rotting at the Kerem Shalom crossing for weeks, was buried or burned. “We buried everything in the ground, even burned some of it,” said an Israeli army source. “Even today, there are thousands of packages waiting in the sun. If they are not transferred into Gaza, we will be forced to destroy them too.”
The aid totaled over 1,000 truckloads, the source added.
Military officials blamed the destruction on what they called a failed aid distribution mechanism, referring to the Israeli-US Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “The mechanism simply doesn’t work,” one officer said. “The trucks are stuck. There is no functioning coordination. The roads are damaged. Nothing is moving.”
Thousands of packages continue to sit at the crossing point, rotting in the heat.
Officials said that even during previous ceasefire deals, large quantities of aid never reached Palestinian civilians. “During the prisoner exchange deal, 4,500 trucks allegedly entered daily. Much of it never left the crossing area,” the army source said.
Currently, only about 100 to 150 trucks enter Gaza daily, a fraction of the need. That aid too is reportedly “spoiling fast.”
Israeli military officials also dismissed suggestions of air-dropping aid into Gaza. “That has already failed, just like the seaport idea,” one said.
This revelation comes as Israel continues to starved Palestinians in Gaza for over 145 days. Over 122 people, most of them are babies, were staved to death by Israel.
C. QNN
