 "Local Palestinian staffers of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in blue vests form a human chain to protect female aid recipients at one of GHF's distribution sites on June 9, 2025. (Source: GNF)")
A Gaza aid group said in a statement on Wednesday (June 11) that Hamas operatives staged an attack on a bus carrying its Gazan staffers, killing some of them and potentially abducting others. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said five of its members were killed in the attack.
The statement added that the attack happened when the bus was carrying the staffers to one of GHF’s aid distribution sites near the southern Gaza Strip’s Khan Younis at around 10 pm local time. The group said it was still gathering information from ground zero.
It also vowed not to stop future efforts to provide aid to Palestinians in Gaza.
“This attack did not happen in a vacuum. For days, Hamas has openly threatened our team, our aid workers, and the civilians who receive aid from us. These threats were met with silence,” the GHF statement read.
Tussle over Gaza aid channels
Hamas has advocated for resuming aid distribution via UN-supported channels, which Israel and the US claim enabled the group to siphon off significant portions of aid.
The UN has refuted these allegations, asserting that the GHF model jeopardises Palestinians by requiring them to travel long distances through IDF-controlled areas to collect food supplies.
Since the GHF began operations on May 26, 2025, the Red Cross and Hamas-affiliated health officials have reported frequent mass-casualty incidents involving Palestinians en route to aid distribution sites.
The IDF has admitted to firing “warning shots” on at least eight occasions, targeting individuals who deviated from designated routes, contributing to the casualties.
Meanwhile, the GHF reported on Wednesday that it has distributed approximately 271,200 boxes of aid, primarily containing dry food products requiring preparation elsewhere.
Impact Shorts
More ShortsSince Israel partially lifted its blockade on May 19, 2025, an average of 65 aid trucks have entered Gaza daily.
However, the World Food Programme indicates that about 300 trucks per day are necessary to adequately meet the needs of Gaza’s population, which IDF officials admitted was nearing starvation before aid resumed following a 78-day blockade.