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Friday, August 1, 2025
After Gaza visit with Witkoff, Huckabee calls aid mechanism ‘an incredible feat’
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After touring one of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s aid distribution sites in Gaza alongside US special envoy Steve Witkoff, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee calls the joint US- and Israeli-backed initiative “an incredible feat.”
Sharing photos from the visit, Huckabee writes on his official X account that the two senior US officials entered Gaza “to learn the truth about [GHF] aid sites,” which have sparked controversy over their failure to significantly alleviate the humanitarian crisis and over reports of IDF shootings near distribution points.
“We received briefings from [the IDF] and spoke to folks on the ground. GHF delivers more than one million meals a day, an incredible feat!,” Huckabee adds.
On his personal X account, Huckabee adds: “Hamas hates GHF [because] it gets food to [people without] it being looted by Hamas. Over 100 MILLION meals served in 2 months,” citing the foundation’s own estimates.
This morning I joined @SEPeaceMissions Steve Witkoff for a visit to Gaza to learn the truth about @GHFUpdates aid sites. We received briefings from @IDF and spoke to folks on the ground. GHF delivers more than one million meals a day, an incredible feat! pic.twitter.com/GyVK5cwNgZ
— Ambassador Mike Huckabee (@USAmbIsrael) August 1, 2025
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