Hamas warns Palestinians against Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

4/7/2025 6:21

The Hamas-run interior

ministry in Gaza on Thursday warned residents of the coastal

enclave not to assist the U.S.-and Israeli-backed Gaza

Humanitarian Foundation, saying deadly incidents near its food

distribution sites endangered hungry Gazans.



"It is strictly forbidden to deal with, work for, or provide

any form of assistance or cover to the American organization

(GHF) or its local or foreign agents," an interior ministry

statement said.



"Legal action will be taken against anyone proven to be

involved in cooperation with this organization, including the

imposition of the maximum penalties stipulated in the applicable

national laws," it added, without giving further details.



The GHF said in a statement in response that it had

delivered million of meals "safely and without interference."



"This statement from the Hamas-controlled Interior

Ministry confirms what we've known all along: Hamas is losing

control," the GHF said.



The GHF began distributing food packages in Gaza at the end

of May, overseeing a new model of deliveries which the United

Nations says is neither impartial nor neutral.



Since Israel lifted an 11-week aid blockade on Gaza on May

19, the United Nations says more than 400 Palestinians have been

killed while seeking handouts of aid.



A senior U.N. official said on Sunday that the majority of

people killed were trying to reach aid distribution sites of the

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.



Israel's military acknowledged on Monday that Palestinian

civilians had been harmed near the distribution centres and that

its forces had been issued with new instructions following what

it called "lessons learned."



Israel has said its forces operate near the centres in order

to prevent the aid from falling into the hands of militants,

which Hamas denies.



More than 170 international humanitarian groups signed a

letter this week calling on governments to press Israel to end

use of the GHF to deliver aid and return to letting in aid

mainly through U.N.-run channels.



The GHF has said it has delivered more than 52 million meals

to hungry Palestinians in five weeks, while other humanitarian

groups had "nearly all of their aid looted."