Huckabee visits Gaza, slams Hamas for looting humanitarian assist provides

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff visited Gaza Humanitarian Basis (GHF) websites amid controversy over the distribution of aid within the Strip.

"Went into Gaza in the present day [and] noticed humanitarian meals program by U.S.-launched GHF. Hamas hates GHF [because] it will get meals to [people without] it being looted by Hamas. Over 100 MILLION meals served in 2 months," Huckabee wrote on X . In a separate publish, Huckabee hailed GHF’s work as "an unbelievable feat."

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff communicate with an air working in Gaza as they go to a distribution website run by the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Basis.

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"At [President Trump's] path, [U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee] and I met yesterday with Israeli officers to debate the humanitarian state of affairs in Gaza. As we speak, we spent over 5 hours inside Gaza — stage setting the information on the bottom, assessing circumstances, and assembly with [GHF] and different businesses. The aim of the go to was to present [President Trump] a transparent understanding of the humanitarian state of affairs and assist craft a plan to ship meals and medical assist to the folks of Gaza," Witkoff wrote on X after the go to.

GHF additionally posted in regards to the go to, saying it was the group’s "privilege and honor" to have the Trump officers at certainly one of its websites because it delivered its 100 millionth meal.

A brand new innovation in assist supply is being utilized by the U.S. backed Gaza Humanitarian Basis. (Gaza Humanitarian Basis)

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"The GHF meals program is working. It’s working very properly," Huckabee informed Fox Information’ Brian Kilmeade on Friday. He additionally stated that the state of affairs in Gaza is "a large number" due to Hamas. Huckabee dismissed two prevailing charges against Israel : that the IDF is randomly capturing Palestinians and that there isn't any proof that Hamas has been stealing assist. Each the U.S. and Israel have backed the GHF largely as a technique to distribute assist to folks and block Hamas from looting vehicles.

The ambassador informed Kilmeade that incidents of individuals being shot by the IDF at assist websites are "by no means random" and expressed his exhaustion with the narrative. Moreover, he dismissed claims that Israel lacked proof of Hamas stealing assist as "ludicrous."

Huckabee stated he had seen proof of Hamas looting assist vehicles and promoting meals on the black marketplace for outrageous costs. In response to Huckabee, a 4-kilogram (8.8-pound) bag of sugar is being bought on the black marketplace for as a lot as $200.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff go to an assist distribution website run by the Gaza Humanitarian Basis. (@USAmbIsrael/X)

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"Individuals want to grasp that till now, many of the humanitarian assist that entered Gaza was looted by Hamas and numerous clans. They bought the products to Gazans for cash," GHF govt chairman Rev. Johnnie Moore wrote in a current Jerusalem Post op-ed . "In consequence, costs of primary merchandise within the Strip skyrocketed — Hamas created circumstances that led to starvation in Gaza by denying meals to the inhabitants that had no means, and with the cash and provides it looted, it managed to recruit new fighters and maintain working."

Within the interview with Kilmeade, Huckabee went on to name out the United Nations, demanding it cease "pretending" that GHF’s system isn’t efficient and as an alternative work with the U.S.- and Israeli-backed group. Huckabee additionally accused the worldwide physique of getting extra curiosity in performing like a humanitarian group than doing the work.

Palestinians carry assist provides which they obtained from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Basis (GHF), within the central Gaza Strip, Aug. 1, 2025. (REUTERS/Stringer)

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The U.N. and the GHF have been at odds since earlier than the American-backed group started distributing assist in Might. Whereas the U.N. has expressed concern that GHF websites are harmful and ill-prepared at hand out meals, the group has pointed to the variety of meals distributed as a hit.

"When dad and mom now not must plead with Hamas for flour, one thing good has occurred. When ladies can safely acquire meals for his or her youngsters, a small piece of dignity is restored. When youngsters are fed with out circumstances or coercion, a bit of sunshine breaks by way of the darkness. These are victories, even when others refuse to see them," Moore wrote in his op-ed.

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with U.S. Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in attendance, on the White Home in Washington, D.C., July 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

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Huckabee and Witkoff’s go to comes because the Trump administration seems to shift its messaging on the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Whereas in Scotland this week, President Donald Trump pledged to arrange new meals facilities in Gaza in an obvious break with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Whereas Trump stated he noticed "actual hunger in Gaza," Netanyahu despatched precisely the alternative message.

"There isn't a hunger in Gaza, no coverage of hunger in Gaza, and I guarantee you that we now have a dedication to attain our struggle objectives," Netanyahu stated in a video assertion on X.

On Friday, Trump told Axios that he's engaged on a plan to "get folks fed" in Gaza. The outlet famous that the president was involved about hunger in Gaza, however positioned the blame on Hamas. Moreover, Trump informed Axios that Witkoff was "doing nice work," however that he had not gotten a briefing from his particular envoy but.