New aid system in Gaza has started operations, US-backed group says

Palestinians struggle to receive cooked food distributed at a community kitchen in the Muwasi area of Khan Younis. Picture: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

A new aid system in Gaza has opened its first distribution hubs in the territory, according to a US-backed group that is taking over handling of supplies.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is backed by Israel and the United States but has been rejected by the United Nations and other aid groups, which say that Israel is trying to use food as a weapon.