On Thursday, June 5, the three distribution points of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) – an opaque organization supported by the United States and tasked with distributing food packages to Palestinians in the enclave – remained closed after having shut the previous day. Just one week after its launch, the new humanitarian aid system imposed by Israel is already collapsing.

According to health authorities in the enclave, about 100 Palestinians have been killed since May 27 while trying to reach GHF distribution centers, particularly the one in Tal al-Sultan, in western Rafah, near the Egyptian border. On Tuesday, June 3, the Boston Consulting Group, one of the world's largest consulting firms, announced it was withdrawing its teams from the program. In response, GHF said it had begun discussions with the Israeli Army "to enhance its security measures beyond the immediate perimeter of GHF sites," according to a spokesperson contacted by Le Monde. The Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli Army announced on June 3 that roads to GHF points were now closed off and considered "combat zones."

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