UN Experts Call for Dismantling of U.S.-Backed Gaza Aid Foundation

The foundation, established in late May amid severe restrictions on traditional U.N. agencies, has drawn intense scrutiny for its ties to the Israeli military and private U.S. contractors. With $30 million in funding from the Trump administration—a figure matched by the Israeli government—the GHF operates through subcontractors Safe Reach Solutions and UG Solutions. Special rapporteurs, including Francesca Albanese and Michael Fakhri, described the arrangement as an act of overt hypocrisy that undermines humanitarian credibility by placing aid management in the hands of those accused of perpetrating genocide and crimes against humanity.

Since its inception, human rights groups have linked the GHF to a series of violent incidents, noting that over 850 people have been killed near the foundation's distribution sites. Belkis Wille of Human Rights Watch characterized the initiative as a flawed, militarized system that has effectively turned food delivery into a bloodbath. This demand for accountability coincides with a broader crisis for humanitarian operations in the region. U.N. agencies warn that a new Israeli policy could force the deregistration of most international NGO partners by September 9, leaving aid organizations unable to staff their missions just as famine conditions tighten their grip on the enclave.