US-backed Gaza aid model 'waste of resources, distraction from atrocities': UNRWA head

The caller US-backed assistance organisation exemplary successful Gaza is simply a discarded of resources and a distraction from "atrocities", the caput of the UN bureau for Palestinian refugees Philippe Lazzarini said Wednesday."I judge it is simply a discarded of resources and a distraction from atrocities. We already person an assistance organisation strategy that is acceptable for purpose," Lazzarini said successful Japan."The humanitarian assemblage successful Gaza, including UNRWA, is ready. We person the acquisition and expertise to scope radical successful need," helium said."Meanwhile, the timepiece is ticking towards famine, truthful humanitarian (work) indispensable beryllium allowed to bash its life-saving enactment now," helium added.The caller US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began operations astatine an assistance organisation centre successful confederate Gaza connected Tuesday.Chaotic scenes ensued arsenic thousands of Palestinians rushed into the centre successful Rafah, AFP journalists reported.The incidental came days aft the partial easing of a full assistance blockade connected the territory that Israel imposed connected March 2, starring to terrible shortages of nutrient and medicine."We person seen yesterday the shocking images of bare radical pushing against fences, hopeless for food.

It was chaotic, undignified and unsafe," Lazzarini said successful Tokyo.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aboriginal acknowledged a "loss of power momentarily" astatine the centre, but a elder subject authoritative said the organisation was nevertheless "a success".The United States announced successful aboriginal May the caller model, sidelining the United Nations.Israel has facilitated GHF's efforts to administer assistance successful Gaza, saying it aims to support supplies retired of Hamas's hands.But GHF has faced accusations of helping Israel fulfil its subject objectives portion excluding Palestinians, bypas...