GHF again says Gaza aid sites to be open during hours that IDF says access routes will be closed

Despite previous repeated IDF announcements that access routes to Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution sites will be closed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., GHF again says its distribution center opened during those hours.

GHF and IDF spokespeople have yet to explain the discrepancy, despite near-daily instances of Israeli soldiers opening fire at Gazans who were said to have strayed off the access roads or used them when they were supposed to be closed.

While the IDF was the one that issued statements in recent weeks, warning Gazans against using access roads to distribution sites between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., an army spokesperson refers The Times of Israel to COGAT for clarification. COGAT has yet to respond to request for comment.

GHF posted on its Arabic Facebook page that its Khan Younis site would be open at 6:15 pm this evening. The post was published shortly before the opening. An hour later, a post updated Gazans that the site was closed after all of the aid was distributed.