People stampeded and shots were fired as a Trump-backed plan to distribute food in Gaza at sites guarded by armed contractors got started.

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.

The controversial U.S. and Israeli-backed plan aims to deliver aid directly to Palestinians through private security companies.