Gaza - Militarized Distributions - 31 May 2025
Description
STORY: GAZA / MILITARIZED DISTRIBUTIONS
TRT: 05:56
SOURCE: OCHA / UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 29 MAY 2025, NETZARIM CORRIDOR, CENTRAL GAZA STRIP / 28 MAY 2025, JERUSALEM
Shotlist
29 MAY 2025, NETZARIM CORRIDOR, CENTRAL GAZA STRIP
1. Various shots, thousands of Palestinians gathering in search of food as they congregate along Salah al-Din Street, north of Nuseirat Camp, before reaching the militarized distribution point run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)
2. Various shots, narrow passageways surrounded by barbed wire, which residents are required to pass through to access the aid
4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) woman:
“Shame on them, we have never reached this point before Why is this happening? Why did we reach this point? My son has not had bread in 4 days.”
5. Various shots, on-the-ground handheld filming alongside residents as they navigate these fenced corridors
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) man:
“Where do we turn to? No food, no water, nothing. I'm waiting on my kids. People are stealing from each other now.”
7. Various shots, crowds
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) man:
“This mechanism is not OK. This mechanism is loaded with fear and death.”
9. Various shots, people passing through barbed-wire passageways
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) man:
“I walked a long distance, from near the sea. From Nuseirat to here and look at us. We’re leaving with nothing. Going back empty handed.”
11. Various shots, heavily armed personnel from American private security companies standing as a barrier before residents waiting for aid
12. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) man:
“We needed a mechanism to aid us, but it was not enough. Look, some people got aid, but everyone else got nothing. What's the point? I came all this distance, and I ran, for nothing?”
13. Various shots, heavily armed personnel and vehicles from American private security companies standing as a barrier before residents waiting for aid
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) woman:
“I swear I’m starving; we all are.”
15. Various shots, crowds in front of armed personnel and vehicles from private security company
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) woman:
“I did not take anything; I'm going back empty handed. They stole all of it. There's no system.”
17. Various shots, crowds in proximity of the distribution point
28 MAY 2025, JERUSALEM
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Whittall, OPT Head of office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA):
“This newly developed distribution scheme, for lack of a better phrase, is more than just the control of aid. It's essentially engineered scarcity. They'll be for distribution hubs, as we understand it, located in central and southern Gaza, secured by, by private US, security contractors, where those Palestinians that can reach them will receive minimum rations.”
29 MAY 2025, NETZARIM CORRIDOR, CENTRAL GAZA STRIP
19. Various shots, crowds in proximity of distribution point
28 MAY 2025, JERUSALEM
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Jonathan Whittall, OPT Head of office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA):
“This newly developed distribution scheme, for lack of a better phrase, is more than just the control of aid. It's essentially engineered scarcity. They'll be for distribution hubs, as we understand it, located in central and southern Gaza, secured by, by private US, security contractors, where those Palestinians that can reach them will receive minimum rations.”
29 MAY 2025, NETZARIM CORRIDOR, CENTRAL GAZA STRIP
21. Various shots, crowds in proximity of distribution point
Storyline
After almost 80 days of full blockade on any supplies to Gaza, the Israeli authorities launched a militarized distribution system in the south. The United Nations and NGOs have warned that the new system does not meet the needs or dignity of people in Gaza, puts them at risk, and runs contrary to humanitarian principles.