{"id":24595,"date":"2025-05-27T13:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=24595"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T10:59:13","slug":"idf-prepares-aid-centers-in-gaza-amid-global-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idf-prepares-aid-centers-in-gaza-amid-global-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF Prepares Aid Centers in Gaza Amid Global Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

While international headlines warn of an impending famine in Gaza, Israeli security officials pushed back last night, calling the situation \u201cdifficult but not catastrophic.\u201d In a high-level briefing, the military said that despite strained medical and food infrastructure, there is currently no famine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not close to that threshold,\u201d a senior IDF official said. \u201cThere is suffering, yes\u2014but also an expanding effort to provide relief.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Humanitarian aid trucks arriving in Gaza | Photo: Ali Hassan \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

110 Looting Incidents\u2014No Hamas Involvement<\/strong>
\nThe IDF identified 110 looting events in Gaza in recent weeks. Contrary to some assumptions, lootings were not carried out by Hamas, according to military intelligence, but by desperate civilians, armed clans, and local gangs.<\/p>\n

Officials believe this breakdown of law and order also presents an opportunity to undermine Hamas\u2019s control over daily life.<\/p>\n

Aid Centers to Serve 1.2 Million Gazans<\/strong>
\nThe Israeli military is preparing to launch four centralized humanitarian distribution hubs this week. Three will open in Rafah, and one in central Gaza. Each center will serve up to 11,000 civilians per day, distributing aid kits designed to feed an entire family for five days.<\/p>\n

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Fresh pita bread sold in southern Gaza | Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Screening protocols will be in place. Aid will be distributed by private American contractors, while the IDF remains in a non-frontline, support role.<\/p>\n

Population Breakdown Across Gaza<\/strong>
\nThe IDF released updated data on population dispersal in the Strip:<\/p>\n

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  • Khan Younis & Al-Mawasi: ~850,000<\/li>\n
  • Nuseirat & central camps: ~350,000<\/li>\n
  • Gaza City: ~900,000<\/li>\n
  • Northern Gaza: ~110,000 (with many refusing to evacuate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Northern residents\u2019 reluctance to leave has complicated military operations.<\/p>\n

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    Northern Gaza, May 2025 | Photo: Ali Hassan \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Strategic Goal: Break Hamas\u2019s Grip on Aid<\/strong>
    \nThe military and its partners are implementing a new model of aid distribution, designed to bypass Hamas entirely. The aim is to strip the group of its monopoly over food and basic supplies.<\/p>\n

    \u201cIf Hamas interferes with this system, it could spark internal backlash,\u201d a defense official warned. The initiative\u2014backed by the United States\u2014could serve as a litmus test for \u201cpost-Hamas governance models\u201d and reduce the militant group\u2019s stranglehold on humanitarian resources.<\/p>\n

    IDF: Our War is Against Hamas<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The IDF stated: “Since the war began, we\u2019ve facilitated the entry of over 1.7 million tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Our war is against Hamas, not the people of Gaza”.<\/p>\n

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    Since the war began, we\u2019ve facilitated the entry of over 1.7 million tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n

    Our war is against Hamas, not the people of Gaza. @cogatonline<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9qWFuMyY5P<\/a><\/p>\n

    \u2014 Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n