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Gaza authorities say US-backed GHF operates as security cover for Israel

Iran Press TV

Tuesday, 15 July 2025 5:28 PM

Gaza authorities say the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has been serving as a security front for the Israeli regime under the guise of humanitarian work across the besieged Palestinian territory.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the authorities said the Israeli occupation had used GHF as a security and military front through which arrests, assassinations, and field investigations were conducted.

Israeli forces reportedly questioned civilians during the distribution of aid under the company's name.

The authorities said these actions were coordinated with local figures and tribal groups, including the Daesh-linked Abu Shabab gang, in an attempt to legitimize their operations inside the Gaza Strip.

The statement said there is verified information confirming that the GHF exploited its humanitarian operations to gather intelligence by contacting associations and community activists in Gaza.

The Gaza security department said the GHF has now been fully banned from operating in the territory.

It warned that any collaboration with the GHF will be considered a security breach, and those involved will face legal consequences, regardless of their motives or justifications.

875 Palestinians have been killed near Gaza aid sites: UN

The UN rights office said on Tuesday it had documented the killing of at least 875 Palestinians within the past six weeks at aid points in Gaza run by the GHF.

The majority of those killed were in the vicinity of Gaza GHF sites, while the remaining 201 were killed on the routes of other aid convoys.

On May 26, the GHF opened its first aid point in southern Gaza's Rafah city. The US privatized scheme, which has employed armed Private Military Contractors (PMC) to man its distribution points, has been widely criticized by the United Nations and international humanitarian organizations.

The GHF's CEO, Jake Wood, even resigned one day prior to the project's launch, citing ethical reasons as to why, and called upon the Israeli regime to allow the passage of more aid into Gaza.

Founded in Switzerland in February, the GHF serves as an umbrella for a network of private mercenary firms used by Israel to supplant the role of the United Nations in providing aid to the besieged Palestinian territory.

With no legal standing or formal mandate to operate in Gaza, the GHF now operates at the pleasure of Israel's military.

The GHF project has the endorsement of the administration of US President Donald Trump.

Observers say a broader plan is underway to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza by forcing the starving population into concentration camp-like hubs.