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US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm

 
The US has confirmed that a new system of providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza through private companies is being prepared, as Israel's blockade continues for a third month.
 
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said distribution centres protected by security contractors would provide food and other supplies to over a million people initially, as part of an effort to prevent Hamas stealing aid. 
 
He denied Israel would take part in a delivery or distribution, but said its forces would secure the centres' perimeters.
 
It comes as details emerged about the controversial plan, which UN agencies have reiterated they will not co-operate with because it appears to "weaponize" aid.
 


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