The US State Department has approved $30 million in funding for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the State Department said on Thursday, calling on other countries to also support the group delivering aid in war-torn Gaza.
"This support is simply the latest iteration of President [Donald] Trump's and Secretary [Marco] Rubio's pursuit of peace in the region," State Department deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott told reporters.
Reuters reported earlier this week that the United States was giving $30 million to the humanitarian aid group.
US-backed group says it distributed aid at three points
On Thursday, the GHF announced that it distributed 38,880 boxes of aid across three distribution sites.
The sites included the Saudi Neighborhood, Khan Yunis, and Wadi Gaza, according to the organization.
GHF stated that approximately 46,589,422 meals have been distributed to date via roughly 830,400 boxes.
GHF Interim Executive Director John Acree said in a statement, “The GHF team again did yeoman’s work today distributing food aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza. The hard work of our volunteers and other team members is saving lives."
He added that, "Unfortunately, GHF was the only humanitarian organization permitted to distribute food aid in Gaza today. Our hope is that this will be a temporary pause and all other aid organizations will soon be able to resume distribution in the region. However, it is imperative that aid be distributed in a responsible way directly to the people who need it. Our model has proven effective in achieving this, and we stand ready to assist all other organizations in doing so.”