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The head of a new aid program for Gaza backed by the US and Israel has resigned after weeks of controversy, citing concerns over impartiality and urging Israel to allow more aid into the blockaded enclave.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is meant to run a new, tightly controlled, mechanism for aid deliveries into Gaza but has been criticized by the United Nations and others, who warn it risks further displacing Palestinians and endangering civilians.
US military veteran Jake Wood has quit as GHF’s executive director after just a matter of weeks at the organization, publicly launched by the US in early May.
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