Major U.S. firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has pulled out of its involvement in the U.S. and Israel’s supposed humanitarian aid scheme in Gaza as human rights groups have warned that the operation is actually a “death trap” that has led to hundreds of casualties so far.
BCG withdrew its ground operation team from Tel Aviv on Friday, The Washington Post reports , and has terminated its contract with the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). One of the senior partners in charge of the operation has also been placed on leave as the firm conducts an internal review, a spokesperson said.
The firm was selected last fall to develop the idea that quickly became yet another avenue for Israeli military massacres when it first opened aid sites last Wednesday. Sources told The Post