In response to Huckabee’s statement, GHF Executive Chairman Rev. Johnnie Moore posted on X, claiming that reports regarding the Hamas bounties are based on “new and credible information received today.”

“Hamas would be very unwise to test the resolve of [President Donald Trump],” Moore wrote.

GHF is urging the international community to speak out against Hamas’ treatment of the organization’s local workers and the American security personnel, many of whom are U.S. veterans.

“Through these violent and escalating threats, Hamas is demonstrating to the world that it prioritizes chaos and starvation over peace and aid,” GHF stated. “We call upon international leaders and aid organizations to join us in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The people of Gaza, who come to our sites daily defying Hamas’s threats and brutality, deserve our support.”

Palestinians carry bags and boxes containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

GHF said it has been able to distribute approximately 49,915,822 meals so far. The organization recently received a funding boost after the U.S. State Department announced it had approved $30 million in funding for the group.

“We call on other countries to also support the GHF, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and its critical work,” State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Piggot said in a briefing on June 26. “From day one, we said we are open to creative solutions that securely provide aid to those in Gaza and protects Israel. The support is simply the latest iteration of President Trump’s and Secretary Rubio’s pursuit of peace in the region.”