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Food as tool of war in Gaza?

A controversial plan to deliver food directly into Gaza is off to a troubled start. Why is the US-backed mechanism opposed by the UN and international humanitarian aid groups?

A boy carries a box of supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a private US-backed aid group that has bypassed the longstanding UN-led system

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A controversial plan to deliver food directly into Gaza is off to a troubled start.

This week, we take a look at what humanitarian experts and other critics allege is an apparent military intent underlying the plan, and why it has triggered so much pushback from the UN and international humanitarian aid groups.

That and more this week. Thanks for reading.

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