In Gaza, in most places that depend on humanitarian aid, in Gaza, the bulk of aid workers are local. This reality breaks with the myth of the white savior, which alludes to the cliché that identifies aid workers with Caucasian men from rich countries.

Only those six humanitarians, of the total of 196 who have died in the war, were expatriates. UNRWA is the main humanitarian actor in Gaza and has the most infrastructure: buildings, vehicles, warehouses and, above all, personnel.