🚨 BREAKING at @DropSiteNews: 15 Killed, 50 Injured at GHF Aid Site Where Israel Had Previously Massacred 15 Rescue Workers
Israeli forces opened fire today near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution site in Tal al-Sultan, west of Rafah, killing at least 15 Palestinians and injuring more than 50 others, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) had announced the opening of the new distribution center earlier today — its fourth heavily militarized “Secure Distribution Site.”
Three sites have been set up in Rafah in southern Gaza, and one in central Gaza. None have been established in the north (including Gaza City), where, according to the IDF’s own estimates, around one million Palestinians still reside. (Times of Israel)
In a statement published on Facebook just hours ago, the GHF said that on Saturday, June 1, “it will have only one active distribution site, which is the Tel al-Sultan site…. located west of Rafah, near the Sultan roundabout. All other sites will be closed.”
The statement continues: “We invite only the residents of the Al-Barouk neighborhood to come to the site starting at 5:00 AM.
The safe passage leading to the Tel al-Sultan site will be via Al-Rashid Street. The Israeli Defense Forces will be present in the area to secure the passage.
It is forbidden to use the passage before 5:00 AM, as we have been informed by the army that it will be active in the area before and after the designated safe hours.
We remind all residents to stay on the road — leaving the road poses a great danger.
We remind everyone to be patient and note that only one box is allowed per family.
If anyone tries to take more than one box or steal boxes from others, the site will be closed. If people try to storm the site, it will also be closed.”
This new site was established in the same neighborhood where Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and emergency workers in late March, bulldozing their bodies and ambulances into a mass grave while they were on a rescue mission.
Jonathan Whittall (@_jwhittall), Head of Office a.i. for UN OCHA oPt, who had accompanied Palestinian Red Crescent teams on a mission to retrieve the bodies of some of the paramedics, described it a “grotesque symbol of how life, and that which sustains it, is being both erased and controlled in Gaza.”
Drop Site will be following this breaking story and sharing updates as they come in. More context on Gaza’s engineered humanitarian collapse in the thread below. 🧵⬇️
Israeli forces opened fire today near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution site in Tal al-Sultan, west of Rafah, killing at least 15 Palestinians and injuring more than 50 others, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) had announced the opening of the new distribution center earlier today — its fourth heavily militarized “Secure Distribution Site.”
Three sites have been set up in Rafah in southern Gaza, and one in central Gaza. None have been established in the north (including Gaza City), where, according to the IDF’s own estimates, around one million Palestinians still reside. (Times of Israel)
In a statement published on Facebook just hours ago, the GHF said that on Saturday, June 1, “it will have only one active distribution site, which is the Tel al-Sultan site…. located west of Rafah, near the Sultan roundabout. All other sites will be closed.”
The statement continues: “We invite only the residents of the Al-Barouk neighborhood to come to the site starting at 5:00 AM.
The safe passage leading to the Tel al-Sultan site will be via Al-Rashid Street. The Israeli Defense Forces will be present in the area to secure the passage.
It is forbidden to use the passage before 5:00 AM, as we have been informed by the army that it will be active in the area before and after the designated safe hours.
We remind all residents to stay on the road — leaving the road poses a great danger.
We remind everyone to be patient and note that only one box is allowed per family.
If anyone tries to take more than one box or steal boxes from others, the site will be closed. If people try to storm the site, it will also be closed.”
This new site was established in the same neighborhood where Israeli forces killed 15 Palestinian paramedics and emergency workers in late March, bulldozing their bodies and ambulances into a mass grave while they were on a rescue mission.
Jonathan Whittall (@_jwhittall), Head of Office a.i. for UN OCHA oPt, who had accompanied Palestinian Red Crescent teams on a mission to retrieve the bodies of some of the paramedics, described it a “grotesque symbol of how life, and that which sustains it, is being both erased and controlled in Gaza.”
Drop Site will be following this breaking story and sharing updates as they come in. More context on Gaza’s engineered humanitarian collapse in the thread below. 🧵⬇️
I. Surviving the “Gaza Inhumanitarian Foundation”
GHF claims the new center distributed 28,800 food parcels today, amounting to more than 1.6 million meals. It also claims to have delivered a total of 3.8 million meals since launching operations on May 26, 2025. No independent organizations have been able to verify GHF’s claims and locals say those numbers are simply not true.
But even going by GHF’s own count, the U.S.-Israeli replacement for established UN and NGO channels has provided less than two meals per person over the course of a week to each of the two million Palestinians in Gaza. 80 days after the United States and Israel began starving them under a total siege.
Amjad Shawa, Director of the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network, told Al Jazeera that no GHF parcels have made their way to Gaza City or the northern governorate. On Al Jazeera’s broadcast earlier today, Shawa derisively referred to GHF as the “Gaza Inhumanitarian Foundation” and said the organization is “misleading the international community” about its numbers.” The parcels, Shawa said, are only enough for a family of five for 2–3 days — not 5.5 days, as GHF has claimed publicly.
Al Jazeera, citing local sources, reported that at least two Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded this morning while trying to access aid at the GHF site in Rafah. One man, speaking to Sahat English, described the violence at the GHF distribution hub:
“The same people who distributed aid opened fire on us. A bite of food soaked in blood. It’s either you die or your child dies.”
Another man said he managed only to “scrape together leftovers off the ground” to feed his family. “The strong take everything and the weak are left with nothing,” he added.
A woman, describing the crowd of an estimated 50,000 people, said it felt “like judgment day — chaos everywhere,” and added that “there’s no flour, no rice, no aid, no organization.”
For many, the process was one of humiliation and desperation — not humanitarian relief, with the scale of deprivation clear on the ground.
Twelve-year-old Rahaf Abu Arar returned empty-handed after being crushed in the crowd at a GHF aid site. Her 19-year-old brother was killed in an Israeli bombing earlier in the genocide, and her 3-month-old baby brother, she said, died recently of malnutrition.
“I’m the oldest now. I provide for the household. I came back with nothing but cartons,” she told journalist Samer Alboji. “We came today because of extreme hunger.”
Recipients of GHF parcels have reported that the boxes contain dry goods such as rice, flour, canned beans, pasta, olive oil, biscuits, and sugar — but no clean water and no fuel to cook with.
A very limited amount of aid has entered through established channels (more on that below). But, Eri Kaneko, spokesperson for the U.N. humanitarian affairs office, told Reuters that COGAT (the Israeli Ministry of Defense body that handles all Israeli control over humanitarian access, aid deliveries, and civilian affairs in Gaza) has severely restricted the entry of food:
“Israeli authorities have not allowed us to bring in a single ready-to-eat meal. The only food permitted has been flour for bakeries. Even if allowed in unlimited quantities, which it hasn’t been, it wouldn’t amount to a complete diet for anyone.”
GHF notes that each of its food parcels contains 1,750 calories — which is well below the World Health Organization’s standard of 2,100 calories per person per day.
On Friday, only one of GHF’s four aid sites in Gaza opened for distribution. It operated for less than an hour before GHF announced on Facebook that it had closed because all its supplies had been “fully distributed.”
GHF claims the new center distributed 28,800 food parcels today, amounting to more than 1.6 million meals. It also claims to have delivered a total of 3.8 million meals since launching operations on May 26, 2025. No independent organizations have been able to verify GHF’s claims and locals say those numbers are simply not true.
But even going by GHF’s own count, the U.S.-Israeli replacement for established UN and NGO channels has provided less than two meals per person over the course of a week to each of the two million Palestinians in Gaza. 80 days after the United States and Israel began starving them under a total siege.
Amjad Shawa, Director of the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network, told Al Jazeera that no GHF parcels have made their way to Gaza City or the northern governorate. On Al Jazeera’s broadcast earlier today, Shawa derisively referred to GHF as the “Gaza Inhumanitarian Foundation” and said the organization is “misleading the international community” about its numbers.” The parcels, Shawa said, are only enough for a family of five for 2–3 days — not 5.5 days, as GHF has claimed publicly.
Al Jazeera, citing local sources, reported that at least two Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded this morning while trying to access aid at the GHF site in Rafah. One man, speaking to Sahat English, described the violence at the GHF distribution hub:
“The same people who distributed aid opened fire on us. A bite of food soaked in blood. It’s either you die or your child dies.”
Another man said he managed only to “scrape together leftovers off the ground” to feed his family. “The strong take everything and the weak are left with nothing,” he added.
A woman, describing the crowd of an estimated 50,000 people, said it felt “like judgment day — chaos everywhere,” and added that “there’s no flour, no rice, no aid, no organization.”
For many, the process was one of humiliation and desperation — not humanitarian relief, with the scale of deprivation clear on the ground.
Twelve-year-old Rahaf Abu Arar returned empty-handed after being crushed in the crowd at a GHF aid site. Her 19-year-old brother was killed in an Israeli bombing earlier in the genocide, and her 3-month-old baby brother, she said, died recently of malnutrition.
“I’m the oldest now. I provide for the household. I came back with nothing but cartons,” she told journalist Samer Alboji. “We came today because of extreme hunger.”
Recipients of GHF parcels have reported that the boxes contain dry goods such as rice, flour, canned beans, pasta, olive oil, biscuits, and sugar — but no clean water and no fuel to cook with.
A very limited amount of aid has entered through established channels (more on that below). But, Eri Kaneko, spokesperson for the U.N. humanitarian affairs office, told Reuters that COGAT (the Israeli Ministry of Defense body that handles all Israeli control over humanitarian access, aid deliveries, and civilian affairs in Gaza) has severely restricted the entry of food:
“Israeli authorities have not allowed us to bring in a single ready-to-eat meal. The only food permitted has been flour for bakeries. Even if allowed in unlimited quantities, which it hasn’t been, it wouldn’t amount to a complete diet for anyone.”
GHF notes that each of its food parcels contains 1,750 calories — which is well below the World Health Organization’s standard of 2,100 calories per person per day.
On Friday, only one of GHF’s four aid sites in Gaza opened for distribution. It operated for less than an hour before GHF announced on Facebook that it had closed because all its supplies had been “fully distributed.”
II. Manufactured Chaos: Lootings and UN Access Restricted
The UN says continued Israeli attacks and the lack of safe routes have made it nearly impossible to move aid into Gaza. On Friday, only five truckloads of cargo were picked up on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, while 60 trucks were forced to turn back due to intense Israeli hostilities.
The UN confirmed that for three consecutive days prior, Israeli forces denied all UN requests to collect aid from Kerem Shalom.
About 700 truckloads of aid are stuck on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, unable to reach warehouses or civilians in need.
COGAT deflected blame onto the U.N. for failing to collect them, but the U.N. notes Israeli forces have repeatedly denied all access requests — without explanation.
The UN also says Israeli authorities have failed to offer any safer alternative routes, instead forcing convoys to use unsecured roads where insecurity and looting are rampant.
“They are not making it easy for us to deliver humanitarian goods,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. He dismissed Israeli accusations that the UN was not doing its job.
On Saturday, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported that 77 trucks carrying aid — primarily flour — were looted by desperate civilians in southern and central Gaza. Witnesses told the Associated Press that a UN convoy was stopped at a makeshift roadblock and offloaded by thousands of civilians, some even using forklifts to unload pallets.
Five trucks carrying medical aid managed to reach the warehouses of a field hospital this week— but shortly after, “a group of armed individuals stormed the warehouses… looting large quantities of medical equipment, supplies, medicines, and nutritional supplements that were intended for malnourished children,” Dujarric said.
Dujarric said Israel is forcing convoys to use unsecured roads through Israeli-controlled eastern Rafah and Khan Younis, where armed gangs are active. The UN documented four separate looting incidents in three days at the end of May, not including the mass looting Saturday, according to a document reviewed by the AP.
Corinne Fleischer, the U.N. World Food Programme’s regional director, noted that “to prevent chaos, aid must flow in steadily.” She added: “When people know food is coming, desperation turns to calm.”
The UN says continued Israeli attacks and the lack of safe routes have made it nearly impossible to move aid into Gaza. On Friday, only five truckloads of cargo were picked up on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, while 60 trucks were forced to turn back due to intense Israeli hostilities.
The UN confirmed that for three consecutive days prior, Israeli forces denied all UN requests to collect aid from Kerem Shalom.
About 700 truckloads of aid are stuck on the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing, unable to reach warehouses or civilians in need.
COGAT deflected blame onto the U.N. for failing to collect them, but the U.N. notes Israeli forces have repeatedly denied all access requests — without explanation.
The UN also says Israeli authorities have failed to offer any safer alternative routes, instead forcing convoys to use unsecured roads where insecurity and looting are rampant.
“They are not making it easy for us to deliver humanitarian goods,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said. He dismissed Israeli accusations that the UN was not doing its job.
On Saturday, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported that 77 trucks carrying aid — primarily flour — were looted by desperate civilians in southern and central Gaza. Witnesses told the Associated Press that a UN convoy was stopped at a makeshift roadblock and offloaded by thousands of civilians, some even using forklifts to unload pallets.
Five trucks carrying medical aid managed to reach the warehouses of a field hospital this week— but shortly after, “a group of armed individuals stormed the warehouses… looting large quantities of medical equipment, supplies, medicines, and nutritional supplements that were intended for malnourished children,” Dujarric said.
Dujarric said Israel is forcing convoys to use unsecured roads through Israeli-controlled eastern Rafah and Khan Younis, where armed gangs are active. The UN documented four separate looting incidents in three days at the end of May, not including the mass looting Saturday, according to a document reviewed by the AP.
Corinne Fleischer, the U.N. World Food Programme’s regional director, noted that “to prevent chaos, aid must flow in steadily.” She added: “When people know food is coming, desperation turns to calm.”
But the chaos is no accident.
In Rafah, Israel has a criminal gang led by Yasser Abu Shabab operating openly under Israeli military protection. While Palestinians are shot on sight for entering the emptied areas of Rafah, Abu Shabab’s mercenaries move freely, reportedly assisting Israeli forces by clearing homes, laying booby traps, and scouting ahead of troop movements.
Recent photos showed Abu Shabab personally waving through a UN aid truck and speaking with a Red Cross worker — illustrating how his gang now effectively coordinates and controls humanitarian movements in Israeli-occupied Rafah.
The gang — outfitted with Israeli-issued M-16s — has attempted to rebrand itself as a “national anti-terror force,” launching Facebook pages in Arabic and English to cultivate a new public image.
In an extraordinary statement, Abu Shabab’s own family publicly disowned him this week, accusing him of betraying Palestinian national values and declaring his blood “forfeit.” They demanded he be “liquidated without delay” unless he repents and submits to family retribution.
Palestinian analyst Muhammad Shehada wrote on Twitter that Israel’s broader goal is clear: by encouraging looting and chaos that deprives Palestinians of access to bakeries and warehouses, Israel ensures that civilians have no choice but to turn to the Israeli-US Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Because GHF aid hubs operate only in the south, this engineered scarcity forces Palestinians to move, first to the south of Gaza and then out to third countries — a deliberate strategy of displacement that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu calls the “Trump Plan.”
Looting has surged across Gaza as Israeli forces have systematically targeted and killed Palestinian police and security officers — dismantling the local institutions that once helped maintain order.
In Gaza City’s Saraya Junction on Thursday, crowds looted makeshift market stalls and clashed with traders until police arrived to restore order. Moments later, an Israeli airstrike struck, killing at least 11 people, including police and civilians nearby.
Such strikes have been a repeated tactic throughout the genocide, eliminating the very forces trying to protect aid convoys and prevent chaos.
In Rafah, Israel has a criminal gang led by Yasser Abu Shabab operating openly under Israeli military protection. While Palestinians are shot on sight for entering the emptied areas of Rafah, Abu Shabab’s mercenaries move freely, reportedly assisting Israeli forces by clearing homes, laying booby traps, and scouting ahead of troop movements.
Recent photos showed Abu Shabab personally waving through a UN aid truck and speaking with a Red Cross worker — illustrating how his gang now effectively coordinates and controls humanitarian movements in Israeli-occupied Rafah.
The gang — outfitted with Israeli-issued M-16s — has attempted to rebrand itself as a “national anti-terror force,” launching Facebook pages in Arabic and English to cultivate a new public image.
In an extraordinary statement, Abu Shabab’s own family publicly disowned him this week, accusing him of betraying Palestinian national values and declaring his blood “forfeit.” They demanded he be “liquidated without delay” unless he repents and submits to family retribution.
Palestinian analyst Muhammad Shehada wrote on Twitter that Israel’s broader goal is clear: by encouraging looting and chaos that deprives Palestinians of access to bakeries and warehouses, Israel ensures that civilians have no choice but to turn to the Israeli-US Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Because GHF aid hubs operate only in the south, this engineered scarcity forces Palestinians to move, first to the south of Gaza and then out to third countries — a deliberate strategy of displacement that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu calls the “Trump Plan.”
Looting has surged across Gaza as Israeli forces have systematically targeted and killed Palestinian police and security officers — dismantling the local institutions that once helped maintain order.
In Gaza City’s Saraya Junction on Thursday, crowds looted makeshift market stalls and clashed with traders until police arrived to restore order. Moments later, an Israeli airstrike struck, killing at least 11 people, including police and civilians nearby.
Such strikes have been a repeated tactic throughout the genocide, eliminating the very forces trying to protect aid convoys and prevent chaos.
III. New Outreach
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation today appeared to expand its public presence by launching a Facebook page and a WhatsApp group, urging Palestinians to avoid early arrival and road gatherings at its sites.
It also signaled that in the future, specific distribution times would be allocated for women, children, and the elderly.
Thousands joined the WhatsApp group, looking for updates about aid distribution. In its latest statement, GHF said that only the Tel al-Sultan site would be open on Saturday, June 1, starting at 5 AM.
But for most Palestinians, communication with GHF has remained scattered and chaotic.
Eyad Amawi, a Gaza humanitarian coordinator who liaises with NGOs and aid organizations on behalf of thousands of displaced families, told Drop Site earlier in the week that “there are actually no direct communication channels between GHF and the Palestinian public.”
Instead, Palestinians have been forced to rely on word of mouth — spotting aid trucks or hearing from neighbors — to find out when and where distribution might happen.
“People simply see them dropping aid in certain areas,” Amawi said, describing how families risk their safety to reach the sites without announcements or organized scheduling.
The crowds build spontaneously, he added, creating a “chain reaction” of displaced Palestinians rushing to the hope of a food parcel or voucher.
According to Amawi and other humanitarian workers, GHF’s operations lack a database or registration system, leading to random and chaotic distribution. “I know of people who have received aid two or three times, while many women and children — especially those who lost their guardians — couldn’t even reach the area,” Amawi said.
“There is no system in place during distribution, nor are there staff overseeing the process.”
Witnesses describe scenes of aggressive scrambling at the aid sites, with boxes left on pallets and no real coordination — and those who arrived late often left empty-handed.
Despite its growing footprint, GHF has made no real attempt to centralize its communication.
Earlier this week, @SMArikat of Quds News asked the U.S. State Department how GHF could be contacted for press inquiries.
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce dodged the question, telling reporters:
“I think there’s a thing called the internet… I think most of you are reporters. I think a number of you understand research and the typing in of the interweb tubes, which will give you that information, sir.”
Drop Site News found no direct public page where GHF statements are published and no email to reach the organization. Instead, GHF appears to distribute its statements privately to a select list, with first reports and videos often appearing on select social media accounts, including those linked to The Daily Wire.
GHF does have a website listed on the Facebook page, GHF[dot]org, but as of today, the domain remains inaccessible.
When a Drop Site reporter reached out via a contact number listed on the WhatsApp page, a GHF representative identified himself only as a “Humanitarian specialist working under the GHF umbrella” and said there was “nothing specific for press at this time.”
No press contact or public email has been made available following the latest attack that killed 15 Palestinians and injured 50.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation today appeared to expand its public presence by launching a Facebook page and a WhatsApp group, urging Palestinians to avoid early arrival and road gatherings at its sites.
It also signaled that in the future, specific distribution times would be allocated for women, children, and the elderly.
Thousands joined the WhatsApp group, looking for updates about aid distribution. In its latest statement, GHF said that only the Tel al-Sultan site would be open on Saturday, June 1, starting at 5 AM.
But for most Palestinians, communication with GHF has remained scattered and chaotic.
Eyad Amawi, a Gaza humanitarian coordinator who liaises with NGOs and aid organizations on behalf of thousands of displaced families, told Drop Site earlier in the week that “there are actually no direct communication channels between GHF and the Palestinian public.”
Instead, Palestinians have been forced to rely on word of mouth — spotting aid trucks or hearing from neighbors — to find out when and where distribution might happen.
“People simply see them dropping aid in certain areas,” Amawi said, describing how families risk their safety to reach the sites without announcements or organized scheduling.
The crowds build spontaneously, he added, creating a “chain reaction” of displaced Palestinians rushing to the hope of a food parcel or voucher.
According to Amawi and other humanitarian workers, GHF’s operations lack a database or registration system, leading to random and chaotic distribution. “I know of people who have received aid two or three times, while many women and children — especially those who lost their guardians — couldn’t even reach the area,” Amawi said.
“There is no system in place during distribution, nor are there staff overseeing the process.”
Witnesses describe scenes of aggressive scrambling at the aid sites, with boxes left on pallets and no real coordination — and those who arrived late often left empty-handed.
Despite its growing footprint, GHF has made no real attempt to centralize its communication.
Earlier this week, @SMArikat of Quds News asked the U.S. State Department how GHF could be contacted for press inquiries.
State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce dodged the question, telling reporters:
“I think there’s a thing called the internet… I think most of you are reporters. I think a number of you understand research and the typing in of the interweb tubes, which will give you that information, sir.”
Drop Site News found no direct public page where GHF statements are published and no email to reach the organization. Instead, GHF appears to distribute its statements privately to a select list, with first reports and videos often appearing on select social media accounts, including those linked to The Daily Wire.
GHF does have a website listed on the Facebook page, GHF[dot]org, but as of today, the domain remains inaccessible.
When a Drop Site reporter reached out via a contact number listed on the WhatsApp page, a GHF representative identified himself only as a “Humanitarian specialist working under the GHF umbrella” and said there was “nothing specific for press at this time.”
No press contact or public email has been made available following the latest attack that killed 15 Palestinians and injured 50.
🚨 Death Toll Rises to 30; 120 Injured
Al Jazeera Arabic now reports at least 30 Palestinians have been killed and 120 injured at the GHF aid distribution site in Rafah.
➤ Gaza’s Relief Society says 30 bodies have been transferred to hospitals, warning that medical supplies are running critically low across the Strip.
➤ The scale of casualties has overwhelmed Gaza’s hospitals, it said.
➤ Medical sources tell Drop Site the wounded are being treated at the ICRC Field Hospital and Nasser Hospital.
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Al Jazeera Arabic now reports at least 30 Palestinians have been killed and 120 injured at the GHF aid distribution site in Rafah.
➤ Gaza’s Relief Society says 30 bodies have been transferred to hospitals, warning that medical supplies are running critically low across the Strip.
➤ The scale of casualties has overwhelmed Gaza’s hospitals, it said.
➤ Medical sources tell Drop Site the wounded are being treated at the ICRC Field Hospital and Nasser Hospital.
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