US approves $30m for controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group

“We call on other countries to also support the GHF, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and its critical work,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said. At least 549 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for food aid distributed at GHF sites, the Gaza Government Media Office said on Thursday. The GHF, which is officially a private group, has denied that deadly incidents have occurred in the immediate vicinity of its aid points. The GHF’s interim executive director, John Acree, welcomed the US contribution and said it was “time for unity and collaboration” (Read more at Aljazeera)