Under the watchful eyes of U.S. private armed contracters, malnourished Palestinians gathers at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid distribution point<\/p>\n
In May 2025, the genocide in Gaza<\/a>, Palestine<\/a>, took a further disturbing turn as Israeli authorities sought to dismantle the UN-led humanitarian response and replace it with a militarised food distribution scheme run by a previously unknown entity \u2014 the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). All four distribution sites operated by the GHF are located in areas under full Israeli military control and \u201csecured\u201d by private American armed contractors.<\/p>\n MSF\u2019s report \u2018This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing<\/em>\u2019 draws on medical data, patient testimonies and first-hand medical witnessing to demonstrate that what has been branded as \u201caid distribution\u201d is in fact a system of institutionalised starvation and dehumanisation<\/a>. MSF calls for an immediate cessation of the GHF distribution mechanism and urges states and private donors to refrain from funding what is essentially a death trap.<\/p>\n MSF operates two primary healthcare centres in southern Gaza located in close proximity to the GHF distribution sites. Between 7 June and 24 July 2025, these health centres received 1,380 injured people, including 28 dead bodies from the GHF sites. This represents only a fraction of the total number of people killed and injured at the distribution sites. MSF\u2019s two health centres \u2014 due to their sheer proximity to the GHF sites \u2014 now place biweekly orders for body bags.<\/p>\n Over a seven-week period in June and July 2025, MSF staff treated 174 people for gunshot wounds originating from the GHF sites. The vast majority of those injured \u2014 96 per cent \u2014 were young men. This reflects a grim survival strategy: families are sending the youngest and fittest to retrieve food.<\/p>\n The injured who arrive in our clinics are normally covered in sand and dust from time spent lying on the ground while taking cover from bullets.<\/p>\n A significant number of injured patients coming from the Khan Younis distribution centre (SDS3) had gunshot wounds to the lower limbs. The anatomical precision of these injuries strongly suggests intentional targeting of people within the distribution sites, rather than accidental or indiscriminate fire.<\/p>\n Of the 28 dead bodies received in our health centres, all but one were young men (aged 20\u201330 approximately) with gunshot wounds to the upper body.<\/p>\n