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?

Israeli occupation forces shot and killed several Palestinians on Sunday morning across various regions of the Gaza Strip.

A humanitarian worker in the territory explains how the situation has devolved in recent weeks—and what she’s doing for her own family.