How the controversial US-Israeli backed Gaza aid plan turned to chaos

Touted as a vital lifeline for Gazans facing starvation, the first week of the new plan has been beset by chaos.
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He makes a heart shape with his hands and the crowd responds - the fence begins to bend as they push against it.
This jubilant scene was filmed on Tuesday, the opening day of an aid distribution centre - a vital lifeline for Gazans who haven't seen fresh supplies come into the strip for more than two months due to an Israeli blockade.
But by that afternoon, the scene was one of total chaos. Videos showed the distribution centre overrun by desperate civilians trampling over toppled barriers; people flinched as sounds of gunshots rang out.
This was the disorderly start to a controversial new aid distribution scheme operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a newly created body backed by the US and Israel.
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