Overview

• U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee told Piers Morgan that Hamas demanded the shutdown of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation because its biometric aid distributions cut into the group’s control and profits from Gaza’s food supply.
• He highlighted the contrast between starving civilians and well-fed Hamas leaders, quipping that they “could use some Ozempic.”
• Huckabee endorsed the Israel Defense Forces’ documents and photos claiming Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif was a senior Hamas operative.
• He said he leans toward trusting Israeli accounts over Hamas’s but supports investigations if proof emerges that an innocent journalist was targeted.
• The interview signals elevated U.S. public backing for Israel’s narrative as Gaza faces growing famine warnings and contested humanitarian access.