Palestinians storm U.S.-backed aid centers despite concerns over checks

"The real cause of the delay and collapse in the aid distribution process is the tragic chaos caused by the mismanagement of the same company operating under the Israeli occupation’s administration in those buffer zones," Ismail Al-Thawabta, director of the Hamas-run Gaza government media office, told Reuters. The Israeli military said four aid sites have been established in recent weeks across the enclave, and that two of them in the Rafah area began operations on Tuesday and "are distributing food packages to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip." The United Nations and other international aid groups have boycotted the foundation, which they say undermines the principle that humanitarian aid should be distributed independently of the parties to a conflict, based on need.