Hamas gunmen struck a bus carrying aid workers for the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation near Khan Younis on Wednesday night, killing at least five and injuring others. The bus, tasked with delivering food to central and southern Gaza, was ambushed during its route, amid fears that additional passengers were seized hostage in what the group branded “an attack on humanity”.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation confirmed none of its American contractors were aboard at the time of the attack. The aid organization described the victims as “humanitarians—fathers, brothers, sons, and friends” who risk their lives daily to feed Palestinian civilians. In a statement, GHF held Hamas fully responsible and called on the international community to condemn this “unprovoked attack”.
The assault comes amid escalating threats from Hamas against aid workers and civilians tied to GHF operations. Just earlier Wednesday, the foundation reported the largest single-day food delivery since its launch roughly two weeks ago, underscoring the stark contrast between its humanitarian mission and Hamas’s violent actions dailywire.com+1ziyon3.rssing.com+1.
This latest atrocity highlights the peril humanitarian workers face in Gaza and raises urgent questions about protecting noncombatants in conflict zones.
