Starving Palestinians storm US aid facility as distribution operation breaks down

By Maha Hussaini and Mohammed al-Hajjar in Gaza City, occupied Palestine Published date: 27 May 2025 15:58 BST

"Palestinians clamoured for aid and gunfire rang out in chaotic scenes, as a controversial US-Israeli aid distribution scheme turned to shambles.

Journalists in the besiged Gaza Strip said hungry and beleagured residents forced to stand outside a facility holding aid rushed inside because of delays conducting detailed security checks on recepients.

According to Israeli army sources cited by Israeli media, Americans affiliated with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation had to be rescued once they lost control of the facility."