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Sunday, August 24, 2025

‘False Reporting’: GHF Counters Widespread Media Claims of Israeli Attack on Palestinians Seeking Aid in Gaza - Foundation for Defense of Democracies

  • Aid Group Counters Media Reports: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) rejected reports of civilian casualties at the organization’s Safe Distribution Sites after CNN, the BBC, The New York Times, the Associated Press, and several other news outlets claimed dozens of Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire near the humanitarian aid distribution zones. “While we have seen false news reporting about deaths, mass injuries and chaos at our distribution sites, yesterday’s false reporting was the most egregious in terms of outright fabrications and misinformation,” the GHF said. The organization reiterated “that there were no injuries, fatalities or incidents” during its operations on June 1, adding that it has “yet to see any concrete evidence that there was an attack at or near our facility.”
  • IDF Releases Video of Hamas Firing on Civilians: Later the same day, the IDF released drone footage showing armed terrorists shooting at Gazan civilians collecting aid. “Findings from an initial inquiry indicate that the IDF did not fire at civilians while they were near or within the humanitarian aid distribution site and that reports to this effect are false,” the IDF asserted. Israel confirmed that it is cooperating with the GHF and international aid organizations “in order to enable the distribution of aid to Gazan residents — and not to Hamas.”
  • U.S. Embassy Statement: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned on June 2 what he described as “reckless and irresponsible...


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