The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has provided details about the type of food it is distributing in Gaza, following queries from The Jerusalem Post regarding its ongoing operations and its application for US government funding.
Each aid box distributed is designed to sustain a family of 5.5 individuals for approximately 3.5 days, GHF said.
The contents of the boxes vary slightly, depending on availability and cost, but they typically include flour, sugar, rice, cooking oil, pasta, a protein, such as canned tuna, and dried beans, it said. Additional items such as tea, coffee, cookies, and chocolates are available.
GHF has also begun distributing potatoes, which it said have been well received.
GHF delivered more than 66 million meals over a month
The food packages exceed the caloric minimums set by the international humanitarian community and are consistent with aid typically provided by other organizations, GHF said, adding that it has also distributed aid on behalf of other humanitarian groups.
GHF has delivered more than 66 million meals over a month, GHF spokesperson Chapin Fay said Tuesday, citing its success in distributing food without interference from Hamas.
“GHF has done what others could not: deliver free, nutritious, and secure emergency food aid directly to the people of Gaza without interference from Hamas,” he said. “In just over a month, we’ve delivered more than 66 million meals. We’re grateful to the Trump administration for recognizing the impact of our work with a $30 million commitment to help expand our operations.”
A review performed by USAID of GHF’s application for grant funding is routine, Fay said, adding that GHF is cooperating fully. The organization’s operational model is designed to prevent diversion, fraud, or misuse of aid, he said.
“Every dollar we receive is safeguarded to ensure all resources, which will eventually include American taxpayer funds, reach the people of Gaza, not Hamas,” Fay said.
GHF has said some long-standing international aid groups have failed to prevent diversion of aid in Gaza, and they view GHF as a threat.
Such criticism only harms the civilian population, Fay said.
“The bottom line is GHF is delivering where others have not,” he said.