UN, France Condemn Gaza Aid System Killing Hundreds

United Nations officials and international leaders have strongly condemned the newly implemented aid distribution system in Gaza, describing it as dangerously lethal for civilians seeking food. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, reported over 400 people killed near aid points within a month, with eyewitness accounts of indiscriminate shooting and chaotic scenes separating families. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrow denounced the system as 'shameful' and 'an insult to human dignity,' calling for secure distribution to prevent exploitation by Hamas. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres labeled the U.S.- and Israeli-backed operation as 'inherently unsafe' and criticized the strangling of UN-led humanitarian efforts, emphasizing that the search for food must not become a death sentence. Medical charity Doctors Without Borders condemned the relief effort as 'slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid,' while Israeli officials denied orders to shoot aid seekers. Calls for an immediate ceasefire and restoration of UN-led aid deliveries underscore urgent concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.