A Hamas attack on a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) bus killed at least five people and injured several others, the organization said
The incident occurred on Wednesday night as the team, made up of more than 20 GHF members from the United States and local Palestinians working together, was en route to distribution centers in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip.
The GHF also said some of its members may have been taken hostage.
Urgent Statement from The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation:
? Rev. Johnnie Moore – (@JohnnieM) June 12, 2025
Tonight, at approximately 10 p.m. Gaza time, a bus carrying more than two-dozen members of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation team, local Palestinians working side-by-side with the U.S. GHF team to deliver critical aid, were? pic.twitter.com/Hab9B2rdj1
Hamas’ ongoing threats
The GHF stressed that the attack was not an isolated incident.
According to the foundation, Hamas has been sending numerous threats to its workers and civilians receiving humanitarian aid.
Earlier this week, threatening messages sent by Hamas to aid workers in Gaza were released.
In these messages, the group said that those who continued to collaborate with the distribution of aid linked to Israel would face “severe consequences.”
The text of the threat read: “We know everything you are doing, and your every move is being closely monitored.
You will not be forgiven for participating in projects that undermine the dignity of our people and serve dubious interests disguised as humanitarian aid.
This is the final warning: if you continue on this path, there will be serious consequences, and you will be fully responsible for what happens.
Stop now, or suffer the consequences.”
GHF Declaration
“Urgent Statement from The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation:
Tonight, at approximately 10 p.m. Gaza time, a bus carrying more than two-dozen members of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation team, local Palestinians working side-by-side with the U.S. GHF team to deliver critical aid, were brutally attacked by Hamas. At the time of the attack, our team was en route to one of our distribution centers in the area west of Khan Younis.
We are still gathering facts, but what we know is devastating: there are at least five fatalities, multiple injuries, and fear that some of our team members may have been taken hostage. We condemn this heinous and deliberate attack in the strongest possible terms. These were aid workers. Humanitarians. Fathers, brothers, sons, and friends, who were risking their lives everyday to help others. Our hearts are broken and our thoughts and prayers are with every victim, every family, and every person still unaccounted for.
This attack did not happen in a vacuum. For days, Hamas has openly threatened our team, our aid workers, and the civilians who receive aid from us. These threats were met with silence.
The GHF holds Hamas fully responsible for taking the lives of our dedicated workers who have been distributing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people at the foundation’s sites in central and southern Gaza.
Tonight, the world must see this for what it is: an attack on humanity. We call on the international community to immediately condemn Hamas for this unprovoked attack and continued threat against our people simply trying to feed the Palestinian people.
We will release additional information once it becomes available. Despite this heinous attack, we will continue our mission to provide critical aid to the people of Gaza.”
Published in 06/12/2025 10h56
Text adapted by AI (Grok) and translated via Google API in the English version. Images from public image libraries or credits in the caption.
Reference article:
| Geoprocessing Drone Systems HPC |
| ERP and CRM Systems Mobile Systems AI |