Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it is permanently shutting down after earlier closing sites following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, ending a controversial mission that began in late May to deliver food after Israel halted U.N. shipments; director John Acree said GHF "succeeded" and handed its model to the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center, with the State Department hailing "valuable lessons learned." The operation — which GHF says delivered over 3 million food boxes (about 187 million meals) — faced U.N. criticism and secrecy over funding and armed contractors, and contractors and witnesses allege American security guards and soldiers opened fire on civilians (killing hundreds by some accounts), while the IDF and officials say shots were warnings or in self‑defense.