US-backed Gaza support group names evangelical as chairman

GHF says it has delivered some 7 million meals in Gaza

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UN refuses to work with GHF, says support distribution militarized

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Israel accuses Hamas of stealing support, Hamas denies it

By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS, – The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation on Tuesday named as its government chairman an American evangelical Christian chief who has publicly backed President Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take over the Palestinian enclave.

The appointment of Rev. Dr. Johnnie Moore, a former evangelical adviser to the White House throughout Trump’s first time period in workplace, got here as well being officers mentioned at the very least 27 individuals died and greater than 150 had been injured making an attempt to achieve a GHF support website.

“GHF is demonstrating that it is possible to move vast quantities of food to people who need it most — safely, efficiently, and effectively,” Moore mentioned within the basis assertion. “GHF believes that serving the people of Gaza with dignity and compassion must be the top priority.”

The GHF started operations one week in the past beneath a distribution mannequin criticized by the United Nations because the militarization of support. The GHF says to this point it has given out seven million meals from so-called safe distribution websites. It makes use of personal U.S. safety and logistics firms to get support into Gaza.

The U.N. and support teams have refused to work with the GHF as a result of they are saying it isn’t a impartial operation. U.N. support chief Tom Fletcher has mentioned it “makes aid conditional on political and military aims” and makes use of hunger as “a bargaining chip.”

The appointment of Moore may gasoline U.N. considerations, given his help for the controversial proposal Trump floated in February for the U.S. to take over Gaza and develop it economically. After Trump proposed the thought, Moore posted video of Trump’s remarks on X and wrote: “The USA will take full responsibility for future of Gaza, giving everyone hope & a future.”

‘BAD GUYS’

The U.N. didn’t instantly reply to a request for touch upon the appointment of Moore, who has accused the U.N. of ignoring “bad guys” stealing support in Gaza. The U.N. has long-blamed Israel and lawlessness within the enclave for impediments getting support into Gaza and distributing all through the struggle zone.

Israel has lengthy accused Hamas of stealing support, which the group denies. In a reference to the brand new GHF-led support mannequin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu final week mentioned Israel was “taking control of food distribution” in Gaza.

“The @UN & others should clean up their act & work with America,” Moore posted on May 26. “Surely, these old U.S. & E.U.-funded humanitarian orgs won’t let people starve in exchange for being ‘right’ when they know what they have done hasn’t worked & has, in fact, made a terrible war worse?”

The struggle in Gaza has raged since 2023 after Hamas militants killed 1,200 individuals in Israel in an October 7 assault and took some 250 hostages, in response to Israeli tallies, and Israel responded with a army marketing campaign that has killed over 54,000 Palestinians, in response to Gaza well being authorities.

Moore visited Israel about three months after the 2023 Hamas assault and wrote: “Never have I seen such horror.”

Just a few weeks later, he posted a video titled “Come visit beautiful Gaza,” which sought to painting Gaza as a vacationer vacation spot if it wasn’t for Hamas militants. Trump has mentioned Gaza has the potential to be “The Riviera of the Middle East.”

The United Nations has lengthy endorsed a imaginative and prescient of two states residing facet by facet inside safe and acknowledged borders. Palestinians need a state within the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip, all territory captured by Israel in a 1967 struggle with neighboring Arab states.

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