The executive director of the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has resigned just weeks after the organization’s launch, citing fundamental violations of humanitarian principles and calling for a significant expansion of aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.
Jake Wood, a US military veteran and founder of the disaster relief NGO Team Rubicon, stepped down from his post as head of GHF, stating he could no longer reconcile the foundation’s operations with the core principles of humanitarian work—humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.
“It is clear that it is not possible to implement this plan while also strictly adhering to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, which I will not abandon,” Wood was quoted as saying in a statement published by CNN. …..more
