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In Gaza, the Real Problem Is Distribution

(New York Sun) Ophir Falk - The core problem in Gaza is distribution. There are massive amounts of uncollected food and aid rotting away in the sun on the Gazan side of the border because the UN is unwilling to distribute it. According to the IDF Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, only about 20% of the aid that gets to the Gaza border is actually distributed. According to the UN, 85% of aid that they bring into Gaza is stolen by Hamas or other armed groups before it reaches those in need. Hamas and its facilitators prefer that Gazans starve, most preferably on the front page of the New York Times, than for food to be distributed by any organization that is not controlled by Hamas. That is the basic untold truth. A key sticking point in the hostage negotiations is that Hamas insists on having veto power on who can distribute food in Gaza. Hamas insists that all the aid be distributed by the Red Crescent and UN organizations like UNRWA. Why? Because Hamas controls them. Hamas adamantly opposes the distribution of food by the Gazan Humanitarian Fund or any other organization that it does not control. Hamas made more than $500 million in 2024 from diverting aid. By looting and reselling humanitarian aid at inflated prices, Hamas funds its attacks and recruits new terrorists. Hamas demands, "Let our groups distribute the goods, or nobody distributes the goods." The writer is a foreign policy advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
2025-08-10 00:00:00
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