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Report: UAE Rejects US-Israeli Gaza Aid Plan
Above: The US' new ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee holds a note given to him from US President Donald Trump to be placed in the cracks of the Western Wall during his visit to the holy site in the old city of Jerusalem on April 18, 2025. Image copyright: GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-Israel narrative
The new aid mechanism represents a crucial step toward preventing Hamas from stealing humanitarian supplies and selling them for profit. The carefully designed distribution system, with private security and vetted representatives, ensures aid reaches civilians directly while maintaining necessary security measures in an active conflict zone.
Pro-Palestine narrative
The proposed aid plan effectively weaponizes humanitarian assistance by forcing displaced Palestinians into militarized zones and appears designed to reinforce control over life-sustaining items as a pressure tactic. The initiative undermines established humanitarian principles, risks civilian lives, and fails to address the scale of Gaza's crisis.