Over 200 faith groups, NGOs urge UN to stop enabling Hamas, support US-backed aid effort

Over 200 Jewish, Christian, Muslim and secular organizations and NGOs from more than 15 countries are calling on the United Nations and international communities to collaborate with the U.S.-funded Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and demand an investigation of the U.N. relief agency in Gaza.

The interfaith coalition's letter calls on the U.N. Security Council and General Assembly to oppose any attempt to "obstruct or delegitimize" the GHF's work, and for the U.N. to collaborate with the GHF and other credible humanitarian organizations.


The GHF, an Israel-backed effort to provide aid to Gazans without directly supporting Hamas, began distributing aid to Gazans in May and says it has since distributed over 120 million meals.

The letter also calls for a formal investigation into the U.N. Relief and Works Agency's operations in Gaza, as multiple reports have raised concerns about UNRWA's ties to Hamas and other terrorist organizations, as well as how the organization handles aid distribution.

"There is overwhelming evidence that UNRWA-led aid in Gaza has been compromised, enabling Hamas to profit and exert control, contravening humanitarian principles and law. The GHF offers a viable, neutral, and effective alternative," the letter states.

"We respectfully request that the U.N. and world leaders take steps to shift U.N. policy in Gaza away from refusal to cooperate with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and toward one that works in partnership and collaboration with the GHF for the good of the citizens of Gaza."

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