BCG calls the internal investigation to work on Aid Gaza repair

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The Boston Consulting Group has put a partner on an administrative vacation and launched an internal investigation of the GAZA work, and he said it was involved in a controversial plan that supports the United States to reform comprehensive aid to the pocket.

The consulting group said on Tuesday that it had provided support to create an effort to help that became the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, but it withdrew from the project last week.

The new GHF scheme was condemned by the United Nations, which is the main provider of assistance GazaAs a “fig paper” to remove the Palestinians because it uses private contractors and the Israeli army to secure aid supplies for the distribution centers in the south of the pocket.

The distribution sites subject to the scheme were the scene of the turmoil over the past week, as the Palestinians sought hunger to reach supplies, while the Israeli forces were repeatedly accused of shooting people asking for help.

A spokesman for the consulting company said: “In October 2024, BCG agreed to provide free support to help create an auxiliary organization aimed at working alongside multilateral efforts to provide humanitarian support to Gaza,” said a spokesman for the consulting company.

“The work that does not approve of Gaza was lacking in purchase from the stakeholders and was stopped on May 30 … BCG started an official review of the work, and while this review continued, the partner who led this work was placed on an administrative leave.”

BCG did not provide further details about her work with GHF, which Washington Post reported for the first time, but added that she was “not paid and will not” in exchange for “the project and will not.”

When requesting a comment, GHF did not directly treat the BCG withdrawal but said it was “uncomfortable.”

He said: “We are still focusing on one thing: getting food for people who need it more. At the present time, we are the only organization that does this widely, with consistency and safety.”

The decision made by BCG is the latest setback for GHF, which was boycotted by the United Nations and other relief groups. They condemned it as part of Israel’s efforts to force the Palestinians in southern Gaza, and they said it violates humanitarian principles.

Israel says that the scheme is designed to prevent transfer to Hamas. However, UN officials say they have not seen any widespread transformation of the armed group aid.

In recent days, Gaza officials accused Israeli soldiers of killing dozens of Palestinians, as they sought to reach GHF distribution sites.

In the last accident on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said 27 people were killed Dozens were more wounded while waiting for help in Rafah Governorate in southern Gaza.

The Israeli army said that its soldiers opened fire after they saw many people moving towards them and “deviating from the specific access ways.” He said he was looking into the accident.

GHF also had internal problems, with its CEO Jake Wood The resignation of last week. He said: “It is clear that this plan cannot be implemented with the strict adherence to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, neutrality and independence.”

The group said on Tuesday that it appointed Johnny Moore, an American businessman and an Evangelist leader, as its executive president.

American consulting companies are fully aware of the reputable risks of their international work after a series of differences.

BCG Rich Lesser President was moved to Congress last year alongside McKinsey Bob Stenfels to explain the work for the Saudi government, while McKinsey’s work in China has sparked calls from some Republican lawmakers to be stripped of federal contracts.