EXCLUSIVE: On Monday, the U.S.-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) revealed a significant shift in its operations. After successfully delivering over 187 million free meals to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip without interference from Hamas, the organization announced it will transition its responsibilities to other aid groups.

The GHF initiated its efforts on May 26 with the primary goal of ensuring meals reached the Gazan population while preventing Hamas from misappropriating the supplies. During this period, the foundation claims to have distributed more than 1.1 million packs of ready-to-use supplementary food designed for malnourished children.

John Acree, Executive Director of the GHF, expressed the organization’s initial objectives: “From the start, our aim was to address an urgent need, demonstrate that a fresh strategy could work where others did not, and eventually pass on this success to the wider international community.” He further explained in a statement to Fox News Digital, “With the establishment of the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) and renewed involvement from international humanitarian agencies, we believe that the time for this transition has come.”

A scene captured on August 4, 2025, depicts a Palestinian woman carrying a box of supplies from the U.S.-backed GHF in central Gaza Strip. (Stringer/Reuters)

Acree elaborated on the transition, stating, “For several weeks, GHF has been in discussions with the CMCC and international bodies about the future path. It’s evident that they plan to adopt and expand upon the model GHF successfully implemented. Consequently, we are winding down our operations, having achieved our mission to demonstrate a more effective method for delivering aid to the people of Gaza.”

“From our very first day of operations, our mission was singular: feed civilians in desperate need. We built a new model that worked, saved lives and restored dignity to civilians in Gaza. Our dedicated and compassionate team, including former U.S. service members, humanitarians, local Gazan workers and other partners like Samaritan’s Purse, risked their lives to feed the people in Gaza amidst an active war conflict,” he said.

U.N. aid organizations plagued by corruption and alleged support for Hamas terrorism reportedly bristled at the effectiveness of GHF.

Since May, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has faced numerous attacks over its operations, including accusations that hundreds of Gazans were killed and injured at distribution sites. The United Nations and other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) also blasted GHF for what they said was its weaponization of aid. The commissioner-general of UNRWA in July called for an end to GHF, saying it “provides nothing but starvation and gunfire to the people of #Gaza.”

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speak with an air working in Gaza as they visit a distribution site run by the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. (Gaza Humanitarian Foundation)

In August, a whistleblower confirmed to Fox News Digital that “the IDF is actively helping the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation get food into the hands of civilians while U.N. agencies, including WFP and OCHA, through their unwillingness to coordinate with the IDF, are inhibiting the distribution of such aid.”

Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the United Nations secretary general, told Fox News Digital at the time that the whistleblower’s “accusation is delusional.”

GHF told Fox News Digital that “it repeatedly offered to help U.N. agencies secure and distribute their aid to meet the need in Gaza while preventing looting and diversion. During its entire four-and-a-half months of operations, not a single GHF aid truck was looted.”

Hamas terrorists carrying clubs and firearms secure, and divert humanitarian aid trucks in the northern Gaza area of Jabaliya on June. 25, 2025. (TPS-IL)

GHF stated that “American-led solutions and compassion work,” attributing its success to “the Trump administration’s call for innovation and early confidence in our mission, recognizing that American leadership, clarity of purpose and accountability to results are still the international gold standard.”

GHF leaders said they are prepared to revive the mission “if new humanitarian needs are identified and will not dissolve as a registered NGO.”

Acree said, “What our team will miss the most are the friendships and camaraderie developed with thousands of Gazans, especially the women and children we served. In early July, as the food security situation in Gaza improved, our operations stabilized, and we experienced a major shift in winning over the trust of aid seekers to the point where our aid sites became local hangout spots for women and children interacting with our team on a daily basis. We will miss them dearly.”

Hamas invaded Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, resulting in the mass murder of over 1,200 people, including more than 40 Americans. Hamas kidnapped 251 people during the invasion and still holds three dead hostages, according to Israel. Trump’s peace plan for Gaza outlines no role for Hamas in post-war Gaza governance and demands the total disarming of the Iran-backed jihadist terrorist organization.