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I’m in northern Gaza. I would rather starve than take GHF aid (www.aljazeera.com)

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Some excerpts: A survivor of the Tuesday massacre at the GHF distribution point in Rafah told me that shortly after the appointed distribution time, Israeli soldiers were near the road to the site, “hunting people as if they were ducks”.

The aid seeker from southern Gaza told me he saw gangs of Palestinian thieves inside the point, apparently “working side by side with the GHF workers” to create a buffer between the pushing crowds and US staff.

The GHF workers, described as “seasoned crisis operators,” have troubling backgrounds. Phil Reilly, CEO of Safe Reach Solutions (SRS), which assists the GHF, was a senior vice president at a US company that committed a massacre in Iraq in 2007.

The foundation is also assisted by another company, publicly known as UG Solutions. During the January ceasefire, UG hired US mercenaries at daily rates starting at $1,100 to inspect vehicles at the Netzarim checkpoint.

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[–] jasory@programming.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

This seems like absurd fear-mongering relying on public dislike of "mercenaries" and private security companies. All the evidence I've seen is that the IDF is the only party massacring aid seekers, and private security forces like in the WCK strikes. I don't see how the pay rates, or the fact that Phil Reilly previously worked at Blackwater (I actually can't find evidence of this) is relevant since no NGOs have been implicated in killings.