Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), responsible for overseeing humanitarian and civil operations in Gaza, made public two significant interactions between Gaza residents and officers from the Coordination and Liaison Administration (CLA) for Gaza.
According to COGAT, which is part of the Israeli administration, these residents were at sites where humanitarian aid was being distributed. They recounted to a CLA officer how Hamas attempts to thwart the aid efforts through violent actions and manipulation. The accounts include claims that “Hamas attacks Gaza residents near these aid sites, spreads false accusations of Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) assaults, provides exaggerated statistics on casualties, and disseminates misleading videos,” as stated by COGAT.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), backed by both the U.S. and Israel, has encountered criticism over reports of violence and even fatalities at its fortified locations. Reacting to the video evidence shared by COGAT, a GHF representative asserted that “Hamas seeks to undermine the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation because our approach is proving to be effective.”
GHF has pushed back on claims that Palestinians are being killed at its sites. However, it does say that Hamas has killed some of its staff members, “put bounties on our American workers and threatened civilians for accepting aid.”
“To date, there has not been a single casualty at or in the surrounding vicinity of any of our sites. Many of the alleged incidents had no correlation to our sites but deliberate misinformation orchestrated by Hamas-controlled [Gaza] Health Ministry,” a GHF spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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, on Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Despite the backlash, the GHF is encouraging other organizations — including its critics — to join its mission to bring aid to the people of Gaza while ensuring Hamas does not get its hands on it.
“Ultimately, the solution is more aid. If other groups would join us, we could scale up… We could also collaborate with the U.N. and other groups on other means while ensuring their aid reaches the right people,” the GHF spokesperson said.
