Israel is facing growing international pressure as aid distribution efforts in Gaza devolved into chaos during the first days of a controversial new mechanism backed by the United States and Israel.

A U.S.- and Israeli-backed private organization is overhauling the aid distribution system in Gaza. The United Nations says it undermines humanitarian principles.

Walgreens Boots Alliance announced in October 2024 its plans to close approximately 1,200 stores across the United States as the pharmacy chain struggles with slumping consumer spending. At the time, the chain said the closures would occur within three years, starting with about 500 stores being shuttered in fiscal year 2025, which ends in August.

The Israeli military is again advancing into Gaza and has blocked most aid, causing widespread hunger. A new but widely criticized system for getting relief in started operating this week.

A U.S. and Israeli-backed humanitarian aid effort for Gaza says it's started distributing desperately needed food. The U.N. calls it a "distraction from what is actually needed."

Human rights nonprofit Amnesty International called on lawmakers today not to codify the Trump administration’s foreign-assistance cuts through rescission.

The United Nations says food being distributed by a new Israeli-backed system is “less than a drop in the ocean.”

A video shows security forces inside a distribution site throwing stun grenades at crowds of Palestinians as they desperately try to obtain boxes of aid. The scenes took place at the newly opened Netzarim distribution site,