Israel's elaborate mechanism to bypass Hamas for aid to Gazans proves "starvation as weapon" is a slander ~ Elder Of Ziyon

Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Israel's elaborate mechanism to bypass Hamas for aid to Gazans proves "starvation as weapon" is a slander

Israel is implementing a complex system to bring aid into Gaza. As JNS reports:

Three designated distribution centers will be established in Rafah, which will serve as the central hub for aid to the entire Gaza Strip. Each Gazan family will be represented by a single, registered individual authorized to collect a weekly food allotment, calibrated to meet survival needs—approximately 70 kilograms per household—without creating surpluses that could be exploited by terrorist groups.

Distribution will be managed via a formal registration process overseen by vetted NGOs and American private contractors. A senior Israeli security official emphasized that the new system aims to eliminate Hamas’s ability to intercept or steal bulk shipments.

“Hamas will find it much harder to seize aid from Gazan families,” the official said. “It’s one thing to hijack a supply truck. It’s another to rob food directly from the hands of hungry civilians.”

It strikes me that the logistics involved here are Herculean. Israel is setting up an entire distribution system, from trucks to recipients, from scratch, not relying on any existing systems - because Hamas is embedded in all the existing systems, including the NGOs.

The logistics are mind-boggling:

Construction or repurposing of secure aid distribution centers (three hubs in Rafah).
Probable establishment of temporary warehouses to store and protect incoming aid shipments.
Installation of perimeter fencing, controlled entry/exit points, and crowd management systems.
Creation of transport corridors from Kerem Shalom or other crossings to Rafah hubs.

Comprehensive civilian registration system – likely including family rosters and IDs, identifying the allowed family member
Biometric screening technology, including fingerprint or facial recognition, to prevent fraud or impersonation.
Pre-verification protocols for NGOs and individuals interacting with the system.

Weekly aid allotment calculation per household (~70kg) based on nutritional survival standards.
Tracking software to prevent duplicate pickups and monitor usage patterns.
Color-coded cards or tokens issued to approved family representatives.

Deployment of IDF personnel for security and perimeter control.
Hiring of American private contractors to manage logistics, data handling, and neutral oversight.
NGO vetting and partnership coordination, with restrictions against groups linked to Hamas or other hostile entities.

Real-time CCTV surveillance and drone overwatch of distribution centers and aid routes.
Probable randomized inspection of aid packages to prevent tampering or smuggling.
Enforcement of “no surplus” policy to prevent accumulation and diversion to Hamas.

Convoy coordination for moving aid from crossings to hubs under armed escort.
Use of GPS-tracked vehicles and scheduled arrival windows to ensure delivery integrity.
Contingency plans for vehicle breakdowns, attacks, or theft attempts.

Public information campaigns in Arabic explaining the new system and eligibility.
On-site multilingual support teams to assist and guide recipients.
Complaint and appeal systems for families denied aid.

Possible third-party audits of distribution records and procedures.
Coordination with U.S. or international observers to ensure compliance with humanitarian standards.
Provision of weekly or monthly data reports to relevant governments and aid agencies.

If Israel wanted to use starvation as a weapon, why would it create such an extensive system to feed them? It is clear that this would be a pilot program to eventually be extended to all of Gaza, probably in concert with the new plan to occupy much of the territory (another logistics-heavy task that is being done reluctantly - Israel wanted to wash its hands of Gaza 20 years ago.)

Israel's actions are entirely consistent with wanting to starve Hamas and only Hamas of its major source of income. It is entirely inconsistent with wanting to starve Gazans.

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I had some idea of the logistics involved, AI filled in details I hadn't thought of to show that they are far more complex than I had originally thought. The bullet list is mostly AI-generated based on my prompts.

I still don't know the journalistic ethics of crediting AI in my articles, but it seems to me that I should always point out when AI generated text is incorporated and lightly edited so as not to mislead my readers.