The incident in Rafah came days after the partial easing of a total aid blockade on the territory that Israel imposed on March 2, leading to severe shortages of food and medicine.
According to the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), normal operations resumed following the incident.
“It was because of the lack of aid and the delay in distribution, so they tried to get in to take whatever they could,“ he said.
The Israeli military later said its “troops fired warning shots in the area outside the compound”, and that it had re-established “control over the situation”.
“Normal operations have resumed,“ it added.
'462,000 meals'
In a statement of its own, Hamas's government media office said Israel's new efforts to distribute aid in Gaza had “failed miserably”.
In its statement on Tuesday, the GHF said around “8,000 food boxes have been distributed so far... totalling 462,000 meals”. It previously said it had commenced operations the day before.
Israel has facilitated GHF's efforts to distribute aid in Gaza, saying it aims to keep supplies out of Hamas's hands.
“There was some loss of control momentarily. Happily, we brought it back under control.”
GHF has faced accusations of helping Israel fulfil its military objectives while excluding Palestinians, bypassing the UN system, and failing to adhere to humanitarian principles.
Registered in Geneva in February, GHF has no known offices or representatives in the unofficial capital of the humanitarian world.
Some humanitarian workers have argued that the designation of secure distribution sites contravenes the principle of humanity because it would force already displaced people to move again in order to stay alive.
In an article published on May 24, The New York Times, citing unnamed Israeli officials, reported that a new US-backed aid plan for Gaza had been “conceived and largely developed by Israelis as a way to undermine Hamas”.
COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry body that oversees civilian affairs in the Palestinian territories, said “95 trucks belonging to the UN and the international community carrying humanitarian aid“ were allowed into Gaza on Tuesday.
“Don’t fall for misinformation,“ it said on X. “The UN still refuses to do its job.”
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