STORY: Footage obtained by Reuters on Tuesday (May 27) showed a large crowd of Palestinians rushing to receive aid packages in the southern city of Rafah, which is under full Israeli army control.

The videos showed people checking the contents of the box, which included flour, oil, tomato sauce and canned goods.

One person carrying an aid box said the packages were being distributed without any identification required and that people were simply asked to take the boxes.

He said the aid boxes offered a bit of relief during the crisis.

Aid distribution in Gaza began on Tuesday under the management of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, with desperation for food overcoming concern about biometric and other checks Israel said it would employ.

By late afternoon on Tuesday, the foundation said it had distributed about 8,000 food boxes, equivalent to about 462,000 meals after an almost three-month Israeli blockade of the enclave.

The Israeli military said four aid sites have been established in recent weeks across the enclave, and that two of them in the area of Rafah began operations on Tuesday and "are distributing food packages to thousands of families in the Gaza Strip."

The United Nations and other international aid groups have boycotted the foundation, which they say undermines the principle that humanitarian aid should be distributed independently of the parties to a conflict, based on need.

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VIDEO SHOWS: CROWD OF PALESTINIANS RUSHING TO GET AID / PEOPLE CARRYING AID BOXES RUNNING PAST / SOUNDBITE FROM PALESTINIAN CARRYING AID BOX / PALESTINIANS OPENING CARTON AND CHECKING FOOD PRODUCTS INSIDE

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SHOWS: GAZA, RAFAH (MAY 27, 2025) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF CROWD OF PALESTINIANS RUSHING TO GET AID BOXES

2. PALESTINIANS WALKING BACK CARRYING AID BOXES

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) UNIDENTIFIED PALESTINIAN RESIDENT, SAYING:

"What happened with us is that we found people gathering flour off the ground, so we went to this place and found humanitarian aid being distributed in this location. The distributing entity did not ask for identification or anything, they just asked for citizens to take the boxes. These boxes provide somewhat of a solution to this crisis. The carton contains flour, canned goods.. It has been over 88 days since the crossings were closed and we are suffering from a great famine.”

4. PEOPLE CHECKING CONTENT OF AID BOX WHICH INCLUDES OIL, FLOUR AND CANNED PRODUCTS / AUDIO OF PERSON ASKING IN BACKGROUND (Arabic): "What's inside?" PERSON HOLDING TUB OF TOMATO SAUCE ANSWERING: "Salsa" / PERSON CLOSING BOX

5. PEOPLE RUSHING TO GET AID