EXCLUSIVE: Announced on Monday, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), with support from the U.S., revealed its plans to transition its efforts to other aid groups after successfully distributing over 187 million meals to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, all without interference from Hamas.
Since its inception on May 26, GHF has been committed to ensuring that food aid bypasses Hamas and reaches the people in need. The organization reported the delivery of more than 1.1 million packs of ready-to-use supplementary food (RUSF) specifically targeting malnourished children.
John Acree, Executive Director of GHF, stated, “Our initial aim was to address an urgent need and demonstrate a novel approach that others could emulate. Now, with the establishment of the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) and renewed involvement from the international humanitarian community, we feel the time is right to pass the baton,” he conveyed to Fox News Digital.
An image captures a Palestinian woman carrying a box of aid from the GHF in the central Gaza Strip on August 4, 2025. (Stringer/Reuters)
Acree elaborated, “We’ve been engaging with CMCC and other international bodies to discuss future strategies, and it’s evident they plan to adopt and build upon the framework we introduced. Therefore, we are concluding our operations, having demonstrated a more effective method to deliver aid to Gazans.”
He further reflected, “Our mission from day one was straightforward: provide for civilians in dire circumstances. We crafted an innovative model that saved lives and restored dignity to Gaza’s residents. Our dedicated team, composed of former U.S. military personnel, humanitarians, local workers, and partners like Samaritan’s Purse, bravely navigated the challenges of an active conflict to deliver aid where it was most needed.”
U.N. aid organizations plagued by corruption and alleged support for Hamas terrorism reportedly bristled at the effectiveness of GHF.
Since May, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has faced numerous attacks over its operations, including accusations that hundreds of Gazans were killed and injured at distribution sites. The United Nations and other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) also blasted GHF for what they said was its weaponization of aid. The commissioner-general of UNRWA in July called for an end to GHF, saying it “provides nothing but starvation and gunfire to the people of #Gaza.”
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speak with an air working in Gaza as they visit a distribution site run by the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation)
In August, a whistleblower confirmed to Fox News Digital that “the IDF is actively helping the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation get food into the hands of civilians while U.N. agencies, including WFP and OCHA, through their unwillingness to coordinate with the IDF, are inhibiting the distribution of such aid.”
Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the United Nations secretary general, told Fox News Digital at the time that the whistleblower’s “accusation is delusional.”
GHF told Fox News Digital that “it repeatedly offered to help U.N. agencies secure and distribute their aid to meet the need in Gaza while preventing looting and diversion. During its entire four-and-a-half months of operations, not a single GHF aid truck was looted.”
Hamas terrorists carrying clubs and firearms secure, and divert humanitarian aid trucks in the northern Gaza area of Jabaliya on June. 25, 2025. (TPS-IL)
GHF stated that “American-led solutions and compassion work,” attributing its success to “the Trump administration’s call for innovation and early confidence in our mission, recognizing that American leadership, clarity of purpose and accountability to results are still the international gold standard.”
GHF leaders said they are prepared to revive the mission “if new humanitarian needs are identified and will not dissolve as a registered NGO.”
Acree said, “What our team will miss the most are the friendships and camaraderie developed with thousands of Gazans, especially the women and children we served. In early July, as the food security situation in Gaza improved, our operations stabilized, and we experienced a major shift in winning over the trust of aid seekers to the point where our aid sites became local hangout spots for women and children interacting with our team on a daily basis. We will miss them dearly.”
Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, resulting in the mass murder of over 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans. Hamas kidnapped 251 people during the invasion and still holds three dead hostages, according to Israel. Trump’s peace plan for Gaza outlines no role for Hamas in post-war Gaza governance and demands the total disarming of the Iran-backed jihadist terrorist organization.
