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How the World Is Using Lies About Gaza Aid to Demonize and Poison Israel
Palestinians carry aid supplies which they received from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in the central Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
In a recent in-depth Times of Israel interview, Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) executive director Rev. Johnnie Moore charges that a “disinformation” campaign is fueling hostility towards the American and Israel-backed aid organization.
Considering the wild accusations in Arab media outlets that GHF is distributing bags of flour laced with oxycodone, he probably has a good point. The fever pitch is reminiscent of Hamas’ 2009 fabrication that Israeli intelligence distributed aphrodiasic chewing gum to corrupt Gaza’s youth.
The same terror organization behind the sex gum and oxycodone-spiked flour fables is also the source behind the unsubstantiated claim that more than 500 Palestinians have been killed while trying to collect food at the GHF sites established to circumvent Hamas control over humanitarian aid, depriving the terror organization of a major source of income.
And yet, 170 non-profit organizations yesterday parroted Hamas’ latest unverified claim, stating as fact and with no attribution to the terror organization: “In less than four weeks, more than 500 Palestinians have been killed and almost 4,000 injured just trying to access or distribute food.”
Reuters, for its part, concealed the real source of the unverified figure, dressing up the lie-prone terror organization as credible medical professionals, reporting (“Over 170 charities call for end to deadly new Gaza aid distribution“):
More than 500 people have been killed in mass shootings near aid distribution centres or transport routes guarded by Israeli forces since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation started operating in late May, according to medical authorities in Gaza. (Emphasis added.)
The medical authorities in the Gaza Strip are controlled by Hamas. Worse than the lack of transparency about the unreliable source is Reuters’ grossly tendentious headline about the “deadly new Gaza aid distribution,” perfectly echoing Hamas’ charge that the aid centers are “traps and death ambushes.”
Hamas is not wrong entirely. It’s in fact true that GHF has a target on its back. It’s just that Hamas itself put it there.
Earlier this month, Hamas and its terror allies marked Palestinians working with the GHF as legitimate targets. They threatened (translation by Joe Truzman):
The American aid distribution centers have turned into traps and death ambushes targeting our starving people, who are driven to them by hunger and thirst. These illusionary centers have become daily scenes of massacres and bloodshed in full view of the world. . . .
We affirm that the resistance security forces and units now have full authorization and mandate to strike forcefully and decisively against any entity or individual that collaborates or coordinates with the enemy’s schemes or any treasonous entity outside the law and the traditions of our people. All collaborators, thieves, and criminal armed gangs are legitimate targets for the resistance units and security. Let those who are warned take heed.
While GHF has indeed taken heed of Hamas’ brutal threats — both verbal and physical — against its Palestinian employees, 12 of whom have already been executed at the hands of terror thugs, the outraged NGOs and other hyper-vigilant international press corps are decidedly disinterested about Hamas bounties.
Thus, GHF’s alarming statement Sunday alleging that Hamas has placed bounties on the aid group’s Palestinians employees was met with a giant yawn. The outraged statement from 170 charities charging that “Palestinians in Gaza face an impossible choice: starve or risk being shot while trying desperately to reach food to feed their families” said not a word about the Hamas bounties reported by GHF just two days earlier. International media outlets laser-focused on the reported deaths at the sites were likewise almost entirely mum.
The Telegraph’s coverage was a striking exception to the mainstream media’s across the board silence on the reported bounty. Henry Bodkin commendably reported (“Hamas accused of placing bounties on aid staff”):
. . . it was claimed that Hamas has put a bounty on the heads of American contractors who are distributing food in Gaza and the Palestinians who support them.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said it had received credible reports that the terror group was offering cash for the killing of contractors distributing food.
In a statement late on Saturday, the GHF said Hamas had also “pre-positioned” operatives near its distribution centres in a bid to disrupt the flow of aid.
It follows the massacre of 12 Palestinian GHF staff earlier this month.
The international media was likewise indifferent to the horrific account from the sisters of one of the executed victims. The bereaved siblings reported that Hamas prevented staff at Nasser Hospital from treating GHF employees whom the terror organization shot. Times of Israel reported (“GHF says Hamas preventing wounded in attack from being treated at hospital“):
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation releases new details about the alleged Hamas attack on its local workers in the Gaza Strip last night, accusing the terror group of preventing the dead and wounded from being allowed into Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis this afternoon.
The organization says that eight of its workers were killed and 21 seriously wounded when Hamas attacked a bus headed to its aid distribution sites. A crowd soon gathered at the scene, forcing the gunmen to retreat, according to the GHF update.
The dead and wounded workers were transported by the International Red Cross Committee to Nasser Hospital, where Hamas members threatened staff against providing the injured with medical treatment, says GHF. The update adds that “all wounded and dead local workers were piled in the Nasser Hospital parking lot,” where, as of 2 p.m., they have remained without treatment.
“This is not a humanitarian response,” the 170 NGOs accuse the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation with great moral indignation as they remain totally silent on Hamas’ shootings, bounties, threats and denial of medical treatment.
Since GHF began distributing life-saving food aid in Gaza – nearly 50 million meals and counting – we’ve been the target of relentless disinformation: doctored images, fake news, and outright lies. Many of them trace back to Hamas.
Why? Because we’re getting food to the people.…
— Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (@GHFUpdates) June 27, 2025
Tamar Sternthal is director of the Israel office of CAMERA, where a version of this article first appeared.
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Israel’s Supreme Court Orders Improved Food for Security Prisoners
Israel’s Supreme Court. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
i24 News – Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday instructed the Prison Service (Shabas) to guarantee adequate food supplies for security prisoners, ruling that current conditions fall short of minimum legal standards. The decision followed an appeal filed by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
In a 2–1 ruling, the court found that the food situation posed “a risk of non-compliance with legal standards.” Justice Dafna Barak-Erez stressed that the matter concerned “basic conditions necessary for survival, as required by law,” not comfort or privilege. Justice Ofer Grosskopf agreed, noting the state had not shown the policy was consistently applied to all inmates.
Justice David Mintz dissented, maintaining that the existing policy already met legal requirements.
The court underscored that Israel’s legal obligations remain binding, even in light of the ongoing hostage crisis in Gaza and the fact that many of the prisoners include Hamas members involved in the October 7, 2023 attack.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir condemned the ruling, arguing that while hostages in Gaza lack protection, “terrorist murderers, kidnappers, and rapists in prison” benefit from the Court’s intervention. He added that prisoners would continue receiving only the minimum conditions required by law.
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Ukrainian Government Building Set Ablaze in Record Russian Airstrike
Illustrative. More damage caused by the Russian drone that hit the Perlina school in Kyiv, Ukraine, Oct. 30, 2024. Photo: Jewish community JCC in Kyiv, Kyiv municipality, and Yan Dobronosov
i24 News – The Ukrainian government’s main building in Kyiv was hit overnight Saturday by Russian airstrikes for the first time since the war, igniting a fire in the building, authorities said. Firefighters are working to put out the flames.
“The government building was damaged by an enemy attack — the roof and upper floors,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko said. The blaze is is burning in the area of the office of the prime minister.
Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched a total of 805 drones and 13 missiles overnight on Ukraine — a record number since the start of the war.
Also as a result of the strike, a baby and a young woman were killed after a nine-story residential building was hit in the Svyatoshynsky district, also in Kyiv. Rescuers are still looking for a third body, authorities said. A woman was also reported killed in the strike in Novopavlivka village.
“The world must respond to this destruction not only with words, but also with actions. We need to increase sanctions pressure – primarily against Russian oil and gas. We need new restrictions that will hit the Kremlin’s military machine. And most importantly, Ukraine needs weapons. Something that will stop the terror and prevent Russia from trying to kill Ukrainians every day,” wrote Sviridenko after the attack.
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‘Trump’s Legacy Crumbles’: Israelis Call on US President to End Gaza War
Israeli protestors take part in a rally demanding the immediate release of the hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, and the end of war in Gaza, in Jerusalem September 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, issuing direct appeals to US President Donald Trump to force an end to the Gaza war and secure the release of the hostages.
Protesters packed a public square outside the military headquarters, waving Israeli flags and holding placards with images of the hostages. Some carried signs, including one that read: ‘Trump’s legacy crumbles as the Gaza war persists.’
Another said: “PRESIDENT TRUMP, SAVE THE HOSTAGES NOW!”
“We think that Trump is the only man in the world who has authority over Bibi, that can force Bibi to do this,” said Tel Aviv resident Boaz, 40, referring to the Israeli prime minister.
There is growing despair among many Israelis at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has ordered the military to capture a major urban center where hostages may be held.
Families of the hostages and their supporters fear the assault on Gaza City could endanger their loved ones, a concern the military leadership shares, according to Israeli officials.
Orna Neutra, the mother of an Israeli soldier who was killed on October 7, 2023 and whose body is being held in Gaza by militants, accused the government of abandoning its citizens.
“We truly hope that the United States will push both sides to finally reach a comprehensive deal that will bring them home,” she told the rally. Her son, Omer, is also American.
Tel Aviv has witnessed weekly demonstrations that have grown in size, with protesters demanding that the government secure a ceasefire with Hamas to obtain the release of hostages. Organizers said Saturday night’s rally was attended by tens of thousands. A large demonstration was also held in Jerusalem.
There are 48 hostages held in Gaza. Israeli officials believe that around 20 are still alive. Palestinian terrorists abducted 251 people from Israel on October 7, 2023, when Hamas led its attack. Most of the hostages who have been released were freed after indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
NO PURPOSE
Trump had pledged a swift end to the war in Gaza during his presidential campaign, but nearly eight months into his second term, a resolution has remained elusive. On Friday, he said that Washington was engaged in “very deep” negotiations with Hamas.
Israeli forces have carried out heavy strikes on the suburbs of Gaza City, where, according to a global hunger monitor, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are facing famine. Israeli officials acknowledge that hunger exists in Gaza but deny that the territory is facing famine. On Saturday, the military warned civilians in Gaza City to leave and move to southern Gaza.
There are hundreds of thousands of Palestinians sheltering in the city that was home to around a million before the war.
A video released by Hamas on Friday featured Israeli hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal, 24, saying that he was being held in Gaza City and feared being killed by the military’s assault on the city. Rights groups have condemned such videos of hostages as inhumane. Israel says that it is psychological warfare.
The war has become unpopular among some segments of Israeli society, and opinion polls show that most Israelis want Netanyahu’s right-wing government to negotiate a permanent ceasefire with Hamas that secures the release of the hostages.
“The war has no purpose at all, except for violence and death,” said Boaz from Tel Aviv. Adam, 48, said it had become obvious that soldiers were being sent to war for “nothing.”
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military since it launched its retaliatory war after Hamas fighters attacked Israel from Gaza in October 2023. Around 1,200 people were killed in that attack on southern Israel.
The terrorist group, which has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades but today controls only parts of the enclave, on Saturday once again said that it would release all hostages if Israel agreed to end the war and withdraw its forces from Gaza.
Netanyahu is pushing for an all-or-nothing deal that would see all of the hostages released at once and Hamas surrendering.
The prime minister has said Gaza City is a Hamas stronghold and capturing it is necessary to defeat the Palestinian militant group, whose October 2023 attack on Israel led to the war.
Hamas has acknowledged it would no longer govern Gaza once the war ends but has refused to discuss laying down its weapons.