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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Denies Contractors Used Live Ammunition, Launches Probe

The foundation asserts gunshots in the videos came from Israeli army positions outside the distribution perimeter

FILE - Palestinians carry boxes containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)
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Overview

  • The Associated Press reported that two anonymous U.S. contractors accused their employer of firing live ammunition and deploying stun grenades at Gaza aid distribution points
  • The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation called the allegations categorically false and said it had opened an immediate internal investigation
  • GHF maintains that all gunfire heard in the AP’s videos originated from Israeli military units positioned beyond the aid site boundaries
  • Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani stated that the Israel Defense Forces were not stationed at or near the distribution hubs where the incidents occurred
  • Journalists remain barred from entering the military-controlled distribution zones, intensifying demands for an independent external inquiry into security practices