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2 incidents involving U.S. Security Contractors

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Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

Vicinity of GHF Aid Distribution Center, Morag Axis, Rafah, Palestinian territories

بالقرب من شركة المساعدات الأمريكية، ممر موراج

On the morning of July 16th, 2025, at least 24 civilians, including two women and six children, were killed and dozens were wounded in a stampede at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution centre known as Morag in the al-Hashash neighbourhood north of Rafah/south of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Multiple human …

Summary

29 December 2025

Ground operation

Humanitarian, Food/Water Distribution

Civilians reported killed

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons, Less lethal weapons, Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival

U.S. Security Contractors, Israeli Military, Palestinian Militants

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Incident Date

Incident Code

Location

GHF Aid Distribution Center, Netzarim Axis, Gaza, Palestinian territories

مساعدات الشركة الأمريكية قرب وادي غزة، منطقة نتساريم

On Sunday, 8 June 2025, at least two civilians were injured by pepper gas allegedly sprayed by U.S. security contractors s at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s (GHF) aid distribution centre in Wadi Gaza, south of the Netzarim axis, Gaza, the Gaza Strip. “News of Palestine at home and abroad” re-shared a post from the GHF’s …

Summary

Ground operation

Humanitarian, Food/Water Distribution

Civilians reported injured

Causes of Death / Injury

Small arms and light weapons

U.S. Security Contractors

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Research and Investigations

Surviving the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Israel, Palestinian territories

Surviving the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Short film visualising the militarisation of humanitarian aid to reveal its deadly implications for the future