The distribution of aid from a controversial new US- and Israel-backed organization into Gaza was paused for 24 hours on Wednesday after Palestinians en route to a distribution site came under fire for three straight days,

Israel's foreign ministry has branded it a "selfie yacht", while Thunberg says she has been "kidnapped" after Israeli forces boarded the vessel.

The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has halted its work for a day and is asking Israel to reduce the risks for Palestinians seeking access to its sites.

Israel’s use of aid as a weapon of war has provoked outrage. It has prevented essential supplies from entering Gaza. And yet its new effort to distribute aid is also proving deeply controversial. Hamas says it is a front for the idf. International aid organisations have decried it. What is this new network and what is it trying to do?

The controversial aid organization said at least five of its Palestinian volunteer workers were killed in an attack it blamed on Hamas militants.

Israel launched its offensive in Gaza following the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks, in which some 1,200 people were killed and around 250 taken hostage, marking a major escalation in a decadeslong conflict.

A Gaza-bound aid boat carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg, was detained by Israeli forces enforcing a blockade. The activists, protesting the military campaign and humanitarian restrictions,