The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation released a statement denying claims that an attack occurred near its aid distribution center in Gaza. The organization asserted that there were no injuries, fatalities, or incidents during their aid operations, and called for evidence-based reporting amid conflicting witness accounts.

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) began aid operations in Gaza on May 30, 2025, distributing meals via centralized distribution centers secured by armed subcontractors and armored vehicles. The operation, marked by inadequate nutritional standards and the use of non-lethal crowd control measures which led to injuries and fatalities, has drawn criticism for its politicized approach and alleged backing by the US and Israel, raising concerns about the deployment of humanitarian aid as a political tool.

The head of the newly launched Gaza aid program resigned over concerns that humanitarian principles would be compromised by the program’s ties to US and Israeli government policies. Despite the resignation, the board of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation expressed disappointment but announced plans to proceed with distributing aid in Gaza, a decision that has raised concerns over potential alignment with politically driven, authoritarian agendas.

Jake Wood, the executive director of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, resigned on May 26, 2025, citing his inability to maintain humanitarian neutrality and independence under a new Israeli-backed aid system. The resignation underscores concerns about political interference in humanitarian operations.

Jake Wood, the executive director of the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, resigned amid weeks of controversy. In his resignation, Wood cited the organization's inability to maintain humanitarian principles of neutrality, independence, and impartiality in its tightly controlled aid distribution strategy in Gaza, prompting criticism from UN officials and humanitarian groups.

On May 26, 2025, the head of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation resigned amid concerns that the new military-led aid delivery system in Gaza would compromise humanitarian principles by sidelining established agencies and enforcing biometric surveillance.

Internal documents reveal a proposal by former US intelligence officials and business executives for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to use armed private contractors to manage aid distribution hubs in Gaza, replacing established UN aid networks. The plan includes rigorous identity checks and controlled compounds for civilians, raising significant ethical and authoritarian concerns.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed organization, is launching a new aid distribution model in Gaza with over $100 million in funding and partnerships with US security firms. The initiative, set to begin operations by the end of May 2025, has drawn sharp criticism from the United Nations and various aid organizations who argue that its approach compromises humanitarian principles and could restrict aid to vulnerable, displaced populations.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set to begin operations in May 2025, is drawing widespread criticism for its politicized approach to aid distribution in Gaza. Critics, including UN officials and 11 humanitarian organizations, contend that the foundation’s ties to U.S. military figures and coordination with the Israeli government could transform humanitarian assistance into a tool serving political and military aims, thereby undermining the impartiality essential to aid work.

British aid and human rights groups have condemned the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s plan to distribute aid in Gaza, criticizing its lack of Palestinian involvement, close coordination with US and Israeli governments, and reliance on armed private contractors, which they argue masks a military strategy of control and dispossession.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is set to administer a US and Israel-backed aid distribution plan in Gaza using private US military contractors. Critics argue that the plan, which limits aid to 60 trucks per day at a few sites, risks politicizing humanitarian assistance and weaponizing aid distribution for political control.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a newly established group, has proposed a plan to take over and centralize aid distribution in Gaza. Backed by the Trump administration and involving a leadership team including former military officers and private security contractors, the proposal aims to replace the current U.N.-led distribution network, raising concerns about militarization and politicization of humanitarian aid.

Internal documents reveal a proposal by former U.S. intelligence and defense officials and business executives to establish the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The plan would employ armed private contractors to secure new aid distribution hubs in southern Gaza, requiring mandatory identity checks for Palestinian civilians. This proposal raises ethical, political, and human rights concerns over the potential abuse of power and authoritarian control in humanitarian aid delivery.