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New Gaza Aid Initiative Sparks Controversy Amid Crisis

5/13/2025

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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, initiated by US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, seeks to provide food to 1.3 million people in Gaza during a dire humanitarian crisis. However, critics claim the initiative, sidelining UNRWA and local NGOs, serves more as a tool for control than true assistance, deepening the plight of Gazans on the brink of famine.

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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, initiated by US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, seeks to provide food to 1.3 million people in Gaza during a dire humanitarian crisis. However, critics claim the initiative, sidelining UNRWA and local NGOs, serves more as a tool for control than true assistance, deepening the plight of Gazans on the brink of famine.