NoW UPDATES: GAZA: YES, VIRGINIA, IT REALLY IS A GENOCIDE: STAGE THREE

 

IN A HEARTFELT INTERVIEW (at the 1:02 mark of the YouTube podcast) on Monday with Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal, Lt. Col. Anthony Aguilar (Ret.) discusses why he became a whistleblower and reveals how the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is complicit in war crimes in the Gaza Strip. Aguilar, a 25-year combat veteran and Green Beret with the American military, who had worked for GHF since late May, said Gaza was like nothing he’d ever seen in all his deployments to war zones in Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordon and elsewhere. He said that the former ISIS stronghold of Mosul in northern Iraq, a city that had been mostly destroyed by Russian and American bombardments, even it still had remnants of a functioning civic and social “life” available to its remaining population.  

Not so in Gaza, Aguilar points out, where the links and nodes making for a viable society, from farmland and orchards to apartment buildings, hospitals, schools, pubic buildings, mosques, churches, businesses, power stations, roads, water and sewage facilities, even graveyards*, have been systematically turned to rubble by the IDF (Israeli Defence Force), forcing most of the 2.1-million Palestinian inhabitants to live in tents or out in the open, with only four GHF distribution sites currently operating to provide them with food where, in the past, there had been four-hundred aid centers run by UNRWA.¹

The deaths from starvation we have witnessed these past months have increased with grim frequency in recent weeks and are now daily occurrences. And the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is woefully inadequate in addressing the humanitarian crisis. But then, it was never meant to provide Gazans with food aid and humanitarian supplies commensurate with their needs. Its inability to even remotely supply Palestinians with their basic needs is not a failure of the system. Rather, it is a feature.

 

Aguilar soon realized he was witnessing the weaponizing of aid in the guise of so-called ‘humanitarian’ assistance, the protocols of which Google’s AI helpfully summarizes as: “…a set of principles and guidelines that govern the delivery of aid during crises, ensuring it is delivered effectively, impartially, and with respect for human dignity.” [It seems even a set of algorithms has more empathy and respect for human life than GHF and its site-boss subsidiaries UG Solutions and Safe Reach Solutions!²  Just sayin’. Ed]

 

👉I REFER the reader to a study I posted earlier by Israeli academic Yaakov Garb, here, that analyzes the physical layout of the GHF aid sites and concludes they were designed for military purposes and crowd control, not for humanitarian aid services. For example, Aguilar noted that all the sites have CCTV cameras stationed around the perimeter to monitor the crowds with one camera per site dedicated to collecting facial recognition data on Palestinians accessing the aid centres. Early on, he was puzzled by how narrow the entrance was to the food distribution  arena, funneling Gazans, as it did, into a narrow band that allowed through only one person at a time. He thought it was inefficient and stressful to the hungry crowds waiting in line. Then he noticed how the camera recording facial recognition scans was pointed at the receiving entrance where people's faces were momentarily framed, making for clearer identification of each  and every Palestinian as they entered. Thus, the physical layout of the aid centers, recalling the Garb study, is neither effective, impartial (how many will be screened and deemed ineligible for aid in such a system?), nor is it respectful for “human dignity”. Not by a long shot! The aid sites are designed to serve the needs of the Israeli military. 

 

IN ADDITION, Aguilar was puzzled by the size of one GHF aid centre near Rafah. The footprint of the place was so large that all the GHF sites could be put inside its borders with room to spare. He discussed this with co-workers and concluded it was to be the location of the first “concentration camp” that would eventually hold several hundred-thousand Palestinians who must enter the camp to get food, but are not allowed to leave (unless they leave Palestine altogether). The rest must either live out their lives behind barbed wire, monitored 24/7 with hi-tech screening and guarded by thousands of IDF troops and mercenaries civilian contractors, or else they must die. 

👉Aguilar calls the evolving Rafah camp system as "Stage Three". The first stage was the destruction of Gaza's infrastructure. (Only Gaza City remains mostly intact with Israel recently calling up 60,000 reservists to lay seige to it.) The second stage was the displacement of the population to the southern tip of the enclave. The third, imprisoning the entire population in concentration camps in what was the city of Rafah along the Egyptian border. The fourth stage, the "Final Solution", would be expelling or otherwise eliminating all Gazan Palestinians from Palestine.

 

ONE OF THE MOST COMPELLING  and disturbing observations Aguilar made during his time as a UGS contractor was during a rotation when he was stationed in the control room monitoring the live feed from the site's CCTV cameras. The cameras showed the line of Palestinians as they entered the ‘funnel’, packed tightly together in the narrowing entryway to the central food distribution arena. One Palestinian father lifted his two young sons up to sit atop the berm that formed one wall of the funnel so his children wouldn’t be crushed by the crowd. Inside the control room, the Israeli liaison officer told Aguilar to tell his UGS guards to remove the children from atop the berm. Aguilar said they were handling the situation and to let his guards do their work. The liaison officer then phoned his IDF counterparts, speaking in Hebrew, so Aguilar didn’t understand what he was saying. A UGS staff member who spoke Hebrew told Aguilar the officer called for military snipers to target the two boys. Fortunately, in the meantime, they climbed back down to join their father, but Aguilar was shocked that the Israeli officer would call on snipers to shoot children. This made a great impression on him, causing him to reflect on what kind of outfit he was involved with and whether he should leave. Shortly afterward Aguilar had a conversation with his supervisor who said he should not go against the wishes of "the client". When Aguilar asked him what he meant, his supervisor said the IDF was the client and UGS took their marching orders from them! A 'charitable' organization running its operation at the behest of an occupying army....hmmmm? A conflict of interest, one would think. Humanitarian aid? Nuh-uh.

 

👉Finally, I think for Anthony Aguilar the straw that broke the camel’s back and made him decide to become a whistleblower, exposing the the policies and practices of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, its sub-contractors, and IDF soldiers guarding the sites' perimeters, came when  a 10-year-old Palestine boy named Amir, who'd walked 10km barefoot to get a few scraps of food, came forward and kissed his hand, thanking him for the tiny amount of aid he’d gotten. Tragically, Amir was killed a short time later when IDF soldiers fired into the crowd near the distribution site that, presumably, failed to disperse quickly enough. [Naughty! Bad crowd! Bad! Ed.]

 

IF ONLY our political leaders had such moral courage to stand up like Anthony Aguilar and say: “I will abide this no longer!” And then shun (in the fullest sense of the word) this half-mad, pariah  state called Israel.

 

FUN FACT: Switzerland has ordered the dissolution of the Swiss branch of GHF because the foundation did not fulfill its duties and obligations under Swiss laws of incorporation. And here the word “sketchy” should come to mind! The short-lived ‘charitable’ organization’s duties were taken up by its Delaware, USA incorporated partner of the same name and tasked with raising funds to staff and run the day-to-day operations. The on-the-ground work would ultimately be done by two private contractor companies  UG Solutions (Aguilar's former employer) and Safe Reach Solutions.

 

Aguilar was hired by UGS to be part of the security team at the four food distribution sites in southern Gaza. Point being, that UGS is there to make money and has no experience in running humanitarian aid distribution centers, and the same goes for the foundation side of things, that Aguilar suggests is little more than a shell company.

BTW: Just who funds GHF is apparently a secret. Wanna bet a good chunk of change comes from the Israeli government, Zionist billionaires, the CIA, leftover USAID slush funds and perhaps an EU state or two that wants to continue supporting Israel, but on the down-low (wink-wink), so as not to rile their populations that are increasingly critical of the "Jewish state". 😉

 

FUN FACT: Nearly 2,000 Palestinians seeking food aid have been murdered by IDF soldiers at or near GHF food distribution sites and over 13,500 have been wounded. One commentator suggests the much larger “wounded” figure indicates a deliberate policy on the part of the Israeli military to stress Gazan health services by causing mass casualty events. Nice touch. 👌

 

FUN FACT: 266 people so far have died of starvation since the Gaza genocide began on 7/10/23, including 122 children.

 

FUN FACT: Since October 2023, over 230 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Israeli bombardments and targeted assassinations, including six Al Jazeera journalists killed last week. And over 1,500 medical services personnel have been killed during the same period. [Fun new word: "Medicide"]

 

CHEERS, JAKE. ____________________________________

 

* ANUDDER FUN NEW WORD: "Necroviolence”—“Violence performed and produced through the specific treatment of corpses that is perceived to be offensive, sacrilegious, or inhumane by the perpetrator, the victim (and her or his cultural group), or both.” - Jason De Leon in The Land of Open Graves, p.69 [2]

 

1. There are other charitable organizations operating in Gaza, but not nearly at the scale they were at prior to October 7/23. They are hampered by desperate Palestinians looting vans and trucks, criminal gangs, the same, and by the destroyed transportation infrastructure making access to Palestinians in need difficult. But the plan is for GHF to scale up to feeding the entire Gazan population. HOWEVER, the real ‘plan’ is to lure Palestinians into southern Gaza using food aid as bait, to corral them in one area until such a time as they emigrate, ‘voluntarily’ or otherwise, or else die in the giant concentration camps the Israeli government is building on the ruins of Rafah City. Not to put too fine a point on it but using food as a weapon and deliberately starving a civilian population are war crimes. They are against the Geneva Conventions and just about any international law you’d care to mention and, as a crime against humanity, those who perpetrate such heinous acts should be given the same sentences dished out at the Nuremberg trials following the end of WWII.

 

2. UG Solutions (UGS) is a private military contractor that provides guns for hire armed personnel to various hot spots around the world. It, along with Safe Reach Solutions (SRS), provide security at the various distribution sites in Gaza. And they are set to expand operations when Israel finishes building its hellscape concentration camp system in Rafah, something former American diplomat Chas Freeman scathingly calls: "Auschwitz on the Mediterranean." 

 

[1 phoney "shell" foundation + 2 guns-for-hire sub-contractors = 0 humanitarian aid. It's just math! You can't argue with the math, damn it! 😖] 

 

 

 

 

RANT: TALK-TALK. NOW WALK-WALK.

 

  

IS THE DAM FINALLY BURSTING? Last week, a group of thirty nations have signed a joint communique condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza and demanding an immediate, unconditional ceasefire and the resumption of humanitarian aid, at scale, to meet the needs of the 2.1 million Palestinian people living there.

 

“We condemn the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs of water and food… Israel must comply with its obligations under international humanitarian law… Proposals to remove the Palestinian population into a “humanitarian city” are completely unacceptable. Permanent forced displacement is a violation of international humanitarian law.”

 

THE communique also condemns the building of further Israeli settlements in the West Bank, something the group says is illegal and must stop. They add that they are prepared to initiate “further action” if their demands are not met. Canada, to its credit, is among the signatories. Missing are Russia, China, Brazil, India and the BRICS nations and the United States, whose signatures could add real weight to the communique’s demands. But it is the United States, alone among the world’s nations, that could stop Israel from committing genocide and war crimes in the Gaza Strip (and West Bank and East Jerusalem) by withholding armaments, intelligence, and political support. It could stop Israel dead in its tracks and at the very least force an immediate ceasefire and open the gates to allow humanitarian aid to flow in. Will that happen? Will President Trump do the right thing, the moral thing, and shut down this horror show? I doubt it. He seems captured by either the Epstein ‘thing’ or deference to his rich, Zionist donors. Or both.

 

“With no safe place to go, many people have sought refuge in overcrowded displacement sites, makeshift shelters, damaged buildings, streets and open areas. People have been confined to ever-shrinking spaces; as of 20 July, around 88 per cent of the Gaza Strip is within Israeli-militarized zones or placed under displacement orders (they largely overlap) since 18 March 2025. The most recent displacement order on 20 July has had especially concerning consequences given that it affects an area of Deir al Balah that has served as a hub for humanitarian operations, including offices, guesthouses, medical facilities, warehouses and other critical infrastructure.” (OCHA).

 

👉Even humanitarian workers and medical staff are suffering from the lack of food: “[A]id workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organizations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes.” (Norwegian Refugee Council) 

👉It should be noted that there are charities and NGOs operating in Gaza (though none to the scale of UNRWA which was the backbone of humanitarian aid relief there). On average only 28 truckloads enter Gaza each day to resupply these aid providers. [Prior to October 7/23 there were, on average, five-hundred aid trucks entering daily. Ed.] On July 23, over one hundred aid organizations issued a warning about the humanitarian disaster occurring in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire, and "unimpeded access" to the Palestinian territory. Indeed, there are growing international voices critical of Israel, demanding it cease and desist its criminal activity. 

👉End the seige and open the damn gates!

 

For example, RECENTLY, there have been condemnations of Israel’s actions from Australia's PM Anthony Albanese who called what is happening in Gaza: “beyond the world’s worst fears.” In Canada, the RCMP are preparing dossiers on Canadian-Israeli soldiers (aka mercenaries citizens from Canada who fight for Israel) to determine whether they are complicit in war crimes. This fall, during the United Nation’s plenary session, France will formally recognize Palestine as a “nation state” and hopes other nations will follow its lead. In Ireland, there is a bill before the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) banning imports from West Bank settlements deemed illegal under international law. The ICC (International Criminal Court) and the ICJ (International Court of Justice) are currently deliberating charges against the state of Israel, and against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister for war crimes and crimes against humanity. More politicians are speaking out against Israel’s conduct. Earlier this month, even Germany—so timid when it comes to criticizing Israel—has stated its disapproval of Israel’s actions in Gaza. In Brussels last week, two vacationing IDF soldiers were detained and questioned around their possible complicity in war crimes. They may be officially charged by Belgium authorities.  

👉Pictures and reports of starving children, and civilians willfully killed by the IDF are turning populations—particularly the younger generations—against their overly cautious governments who do little to stop the atrocities screened daily on social media feeds. In the end, talk is cheap, and significant action to compel Israel to respect international humanitarian law is woefully inadequate. 

 

And while Canada has signed communiques and sanctioned settlers in the West Bank for their criminal and violent confiscation of Palestinian lands, it continues to supply Israel with arms, despite assurances to the contrary. Yes, no new export licenses to ship armaments to Israel have been issued since last year, but there are older licenses still active that continue this practice. Furthermore, Canada exports military supplies and "dual use" goods under  a treaty arrangement with the United States, a loophole that allows millions of dollars of Canadian munitions (like charge powder for the ever-popular 155mm artillery shell) to be shipped to our southern neighbour that, in turn, forwards them on to Israel, with Canadian fingerprints wiped clean. 😇 

Global Affairs Canada also attempts to put a 'fig leaf’ on Canadian exports to Israel by saying other defence related shipments are for “non-lethal” purposes. Which is a joke, as journalist Catlin Johnstone suggests it's like saying: “I didn’t give the mass shooter guns and ammunition, I just  bought him a bullet proof vest so nobody could stop the massacre.” Point being that any support, financial* or otherwise, to the racist, genocidal, apartheid state of Israel ultimately supports its war crimes in Gaza and the Middle East. Period. 

 

FUN FACT: During the first week following the October 7 attacks, Israel fired over ten-thousand artillery shells into the Gaza Strip, no doubt using Canadian shell propellant sold to the USA. Technically, what kills Palestinians and blows up their homes is not the propellant used to expel the artillery round from the cannon but the high explosives in the munition's nozzle. So, no blood on our hands. Right?😩 

 

YES, there are more main-stream publications and media outlets that are critical of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Yes, more governments are speaking up, demanding Israel open the gates for humanitarian aid and for UNRWA (United Nations Refugee and Works Agency) to be let back in, so that it can efficiently and comprehensively distribute aid to Gaza’s 2.1 million citizens, many of whom are literally starving to death.

 

👉And the latest dodge Israel has cooked up to ‘assist’ humanitarian efforts is airdropping aid supplies onto Gaza. It's an inefficient, dangerous, and unscalable option that’s all for show and been tried before. It’s a PR stunt so Israel can deflect criticism of its use of food as a weapon of war. Air drops won’t work, and they know it. Recall in March 2024, they tried a similar stunt. Jordon, IIRC, sent cargo planes over the Gaza Strip, parachuting pallets of food aid in various parts of the enclave. Some landed atop hungry Palestinians scrambling to reach them, killing several. Other Palestinians drowned trying to retrieve aid crates dropped in the sea. Air drops offer the  barest amount of humanitarian aid. And Yes, they’re playing games with people's lives. As Ciarán Donnelly of the NGO, International Rescue Committee put it on Saturday:

 

“Aid drops are a grotesque distraction from the reality of what's needed on the ground in Gaza right now. They can never deliver the volume, the consistency or the quality of aid and services that's needed.”

  

LAST WEEK, peace talks between Israel and Hamas in Doha have broken off with the two sides still far apart. Meanwhile, the destruction of Gaza’s infrastructure and residences continues apace. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s aid distribution system continues to be a joke. A very bad one. We may yet see a full-scale famine in Gaza and death rates soar. And not to put too fine a point on it, America's President Trump could stop all this with a phone call.

Stay on the line, people!

 

CHEERS, JAKE.  ____________________________________

* Don’t forget: Canada also buys military hardware from Israel: battle tested missiles, drones, warning systems, spyware and software.[And where do you think they had their trial runs?] Canadian purchases add millions each year into Tel Aviv’s coffers. Which ultimately supports Israel’s war efforts. That’s why the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanction) scheme is so important and should be adopted by the global community to rein in Israel. 

👉"No Truck nor Trade!” with the Zionist entity.👈

Israel should be drummed out of the United Nations and shunned by the world that will no longer tolerate its criminal and immoral behaviour.  

Talk-talk. Now its time to Walk-walk.