Aid leader in Gaza resigns amid backlash over upcoming plan

Jake Wood, the executive director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), announced his resignation late on Sunday, hours before the group said it planned to begin "direct aid delivery" into the Palestinian enclave and after aid organisations sought to distance themselves from the contentious plan.
“I am proud of the work I oversaw, including developing a pragmatic plan that could feed hungry people, address security concerns about diversion, and complement the work of longstanding NGOs in Gaza,” Wood said.
“However, it is clear that it is not possible to implement this plan while also strictly adhering to humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, which I will not abandon.”
Wood’s departure also comes as investigations in the Washington Post and the New York Times over the weekend raised further questions about the origins of the organisation and its ties to Israeli officials.