Videos from a distribution site showed large crowds storming the facilities, tearing down some of the fencing and appearing to climb over barriers designed to control the flow of aid recipients.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is the linchpin of a new aid system that would wrest distribution away from aid groups led by the U.N., which have carried out a massive operation moving food, medicine, fuel, tents and other supplies across Gaza since the war began in October 2023.

Chaos has erupted on the second day of aid operations by a new U.S.-backed group in Gaza. Palestinians overwhelmed a center distributing food on Tuesday, breaking through fences.

One in five Gazans are expected to face starvation in the coming months, and children are especially at risk of severe malnutrition.

Days before Israel caved into international pressure and allowed "basic aid" into Gaza after imposing a total blockade, a video of military aircraft flying over the Giza pyramids was shared in false posts claiming it shows a "Chinese supply drop.