American veterans working with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) want to set the record straight on what’s happening on the ground nearly two years into the war.
Jason Murray, Scott Weimer and Brandon Zielinski — all U.S. military veterans — are working to ensure Palestinians in Gaza get the food they need.
All three men spoke with Fox News Digital and said that they are proud of the work they’re doing on the ground with GHF.
“We kind of built a plane in flight … not even knowing where we were going to land,” Murray said of the situation.
GHF began its operations in May 2025, more than a year and a half after the war began. While facing challenges distributing aid in Gaza, Murray said he has seen parallels to his military service, which has helped him as a GHF volunteer.
When asked what the American people should know about the reality on the ground in Gaza, the volunteers all said that it’s important to do some research.
Weimer told Fox News Digital that the media depictions of GHF upset him because they’re “so far askew.” He said he has called home to tell his family that they should not “believe the hype.”
“I guess that’s what I would tell the American people is, you know, these people that are here, these military veterans that lived a long honorable life, we would never be a part of something [like] what I’ve seen in the media,” Weimer said. “It really actually sickens me, it’s just so far askew.”
Gazans walk with boxes of humanitarian aid they received at a distribution center run by the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). (Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images)
Zielinski emphasized the passion that GHF volunteers have for the work that they do. He said that the people he works with in the war-torn enclave strive to do whatever possible to help civilians in need.
Since it began operating in May, GHF says it has delivered more than 160 million meals to Palestinians in need. The organization has not operated in the smoothest environment. Despite facing terror threats and international criticism, GHF maintains its call to the international community to join its mission – to deliver food to those who need it.
“Everybody wants to help, and everybody sees the reward for doing so… We all just enjoy doing it,” Zielinski said.
