{"id":18028,"date":"2025-05-27T18:24:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=18028"},"modified":"2025-05-27T18:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:32:15","slug":"chaos-in-rafah-thousands-storm-aid-center-in-gaza-amid-israeli-controlled-distribution-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/27\/chaos-in-rafah-thousands-storm-aid-center-in-gaza-amid-israeli-controlled-distribution-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos in Rafah: Thousands Storm Aid Center in Gaza Amid Israeli-Controlled Distribution Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watan<\/strong>-Thousands of Palestinians rushed on Tuesday to a food aid distribution center in western Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on the first day of implementing Israel\u2019s new aid distribution mechanism, leading to total chaos and the retreat of a U.S. private security company overseeing the site.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"766856b1-ac6c-4876-95ec-69e508ff186b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1235\">Palestinian security sources said that the masses stormed the distribution center \u2014 established by the Israeli army and operated by an American private security firm \u2014 seizing the aid in a chaotic stampede after control was lost.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1237\" data-end=\"1409\">The sources added that the security personnel quickly lost control on their first day of operation inside Gaza, prompting intervention by the Israeli army to evacuate them.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1567\">Israel\u2019s public broadcaster (KAN) confirmed that Israeli forces intervened to extract the private security personnel after they failed to handle the crowds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17714\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17714 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555555.jpg\" alt=\"A new U.S.-backed Gaza aid plan, involving private security, a little-known Swiss NGO, and Israeli military oversight, is raising global concern. Critics say it sidelines the UN\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555555.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555555-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/5555555-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaza humanitarian aid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"1569\" data-end=\"1793\">In response, Gaza&#8217;s Government Media Office stated that the Israeli army &#8220;has utterly failed in its discriminatory zone-based aid distribution project, as the humanitarian track collapses and the starvation crime escalates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1795\" data-end=\"2216\">The statement continued:\u201cThousands of starving civilians, besieged and denied food and medicine for nearly 90 days, surged toward these areas in a tragic scene. The chaos ended with the storming of distribution centers and seizure of food under fatal hunger, prompting Israeli forces to open fire and injure several civilians \u2014 clearly reflecting the total breakdown of the humanitarian process Israel claims to lead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2218\" data-end=\"2542\">It added:\u201cWhat happened today is undeniable proof of the occupation\u2019s failure to manage the humanitarian crisis it deliberately created through starvation, siege, and bombardment. This constitutes a continuation of a full-fledged genocide under international law, particularly Article II of the 1948 Genocide Convention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2544\" data-end=\"2835\">The media office held Israel directly responsible for \u201cGaza\u2019s food system collapse and the use of aid as a weapon of war and political blackmail,\u201d calling on the United Nations and Security Council to \u201cact immediately to stop this crime and open the crossings without delay or restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2837\" data-end=\"3009\">Meanwhile, the Gaza Relief Foundation, which operates the distribution centers with U.S. support, said the overwhelming demand forced it to step back to avoid injuries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0644\u0647\u0627.. \u0641\u0634\u0644 \u0648\u0625\u062e\u0641\u0627\u0642 \u0639\u0646\u0627\u0635\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u064a\u0629 \u0641\u064a \u062a\u0648\u0632\u064a\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0639\u062f \u0625\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062d\u062a\u0644\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u063a\u0631\u0628 \u0631\u0641\u062d \u062c\u0646\u0648\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0637\u0627\u0639 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6M2w94jdMn\">pic.twitter.com\/6M2w94jdMn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0642\u062f\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 (@qudsn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qudsn\/status\/1927377789642051759?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3011\" data-end=\"3259\">It stated:\u201cThe number of aid seekers at the site was at one point so high that our team had to retreat to allow people to receive aid safely and facilitate distribution,\u201d alleging that \u201cdelays were caused by Hamas-imposed movement restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3261\" data-end=\"3365\">The organization said it has so far distributed around 8,000 food boxes, totaling 462,000 meals.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3367\" data-end=\"3506\">Social media activists circulated videos showing the moment thousands of Palestinians stormed the aid distribution center in western Rafah.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3508\" data-end=\"3645\">Palestinian media reported that American personnel lost control of the site and fled after Israeli forces fired live rounds at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Thousands of Palestinians rushed on Tuesday to a food aid distribution center in western Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on the first day of implementing Israel\u2019s new aid distribution mechanism, leading to total chaos and the retreat of a U.S. private security company overseeing the site. 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