A new aid proposal for Gaza, pushed by Israel and supported by the United States, has sparked outrage among human rights defenders who say it is not humanitarian but a dangerous effort to institutionalise starvation. The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has condemned the plan as a tool to perpetuate the siege and deepen the humanitarian catastrophe, warning that it uses food and medicine not to save lives, but to control and punish an already devastated population.

Under this mechanism, Palestinians in Gaza would be allowed to receive one food parcel per week—an insulting allowance for a population facing famine. An American company would manage distribution hubs, while the Israeli army would maintain control of the surrounding areas. But this apparent order masks a darker reality: civilians would be forced to gather near military zones to survive, potentially accelerating forced displacement and turning humanitarian aid into a weapon of demographic engineering.

By excluding UNRWA and experienced aid groups, the plan further isolates Gaza from trusted support channels. Instead of addressing urgent needs, it replaces them with an architecture of surveillance and military oversight. According to the Monitor, such control mechanisms allow Israel to dictate not only who gets to eat but also where and how they live—a creeping form of annexation disguised as relief.

This system, the Monitor argues, violates international law and the responsibilities of an occupying power. Aid is not supposed to be conditional. Nor should it be wielded as leverage to reshape Gaza’s future. As Israeli strikes continue to hit food warehouses and kill aid workers, the true nature of the plan becomes impossible to ignore: it is not about saving lives, but managing their disappearance under the guise of humanitarian concern.