Euro-Med urges prosecution of Trump, shutdown of GHF over aid massacres
Euro-Med urges prosecution of Trump, shutdown of GHF over aid massacres
M.U.H
13/07/202529
The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has denounced the US-Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) over the ongoing deadly attacks on starving civilians at aid distribution sites in Gaza, calling for an urgent cessation of the GHF’s activities.
The Geneva-based human rights organization, in a report released on Saturday, requested international investigations into purported war crimes.
The report brought attention to a recent massacre in the ash-Shakoush district of Rafah, where 30 Palestinians lost their lives and more than 180 others were injured.
The tragic incident took place as the closure of aid points led to a large crowd of thousands congregating in one area amid the continuing Israeli blockade.
Witnesses and video footage examined by Euro-Med indicated that private American security forces, in collaboration with Israeli troops, fired live rounds and tear gas canisters at civilians seeking food.
The Euro-Med Monitor has charged the so-called GHF with converting humanitarian assistance into a tool of starvation and mortality under the control of the Israeli military, thereby superseding the former UN aid system.
The humanitarian organization has called for criminal accountability for all parties involved, including US President Donald Trump, referencing his administration’s endorsement of the Israeli-led aid system as well as its extensive military and diplomatic support for the regime’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.
It emphasized that employing lethal force against civilians at humanitarian aid locations breaches international law and amounts to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
The Euro-Med Monitor called upon the global community to enforce sanctions against Israel, reestablish humanitarian access to Gaza, and ensure that those responsible for war crimes are held accountable through judicial systems and legal mechanisms.
A survivor of a recent massacre recounted to a Euro-Med team how civilians seeking refuge in a pit near the aid site were assaulted by tanks and snipers, resulting in heavy gunfire that claimed many lives within an hour.
The humanitarian organization has warned that the ongoing management of aid distribution by GHF poses a threat to the lives of Palestinians. It urged a reversion to impartial, UN-led humanitarian initiatives to avert additional atrocities in Gaza.
At least 57,882 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and another 138,095 individuals injured in the brutal Israeli onslaught on Gaza since October 7, 2023.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant, citing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the besieged coastal territory.
