0:00) As we at Medicine Sans Frontières documented with medical evidence, (0:04) people who were seeking food in desperate and under siege conditions (0:07) suffered horrendous levels of targeted indiscriminate violence. (0:12) Children were shot in the chest while reaching for food. (0:15) People were crushed or suffocated in stampedes.
(0:18) Entire crowds were gunned down at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution points. (0:23) Today, as we still see in our consultations, (0:26) many who were impacted by this violence live with trauma and enduring even life long injuries. (0:33) Despite its temporary existence, (0:35) the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation devastating aid program (0:38) brought broader social consequences and continues to do so today.
(0:44) Consequences of a system that forced people into extreme fear, scarcity and competition, (0:50) leading to all types of trauma, changes in community dynamics and the erosion of social cohesion. (0:56) Many injured people are entirely dependent on charity and community kitchens (1:01) due to their mobility issues and lack of ability to work and provide for their families. (1:06) The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation serves as the stark warning of the consequences (1:11) of the militarization of humanitarian assistance, which must never be replicated.
(1:15) It institutionalized violence and inflicted grave injury and death (1:19) on thousands of desperate people simply seeking for aid. (1:22) Nothing about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation was a humanitarian solution. (1:26) One year on and still met with the lack of accountability, (1:30) the magnitude of the harm inflicted on people at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution points (1:35) demands an independent investigation.
(1:38) The International Court of Justice ruling of 22 October 2025 (1:42) reinforces Israel's obligation to ensure and hinder humanitarian access (1:47) and condemns aid models, including the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, (1:52) that fail to alleviate suffering.