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US approves $30m for controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group

Palestinians receive aid supplies after aid trucks enter through the Netzarim Corridor under Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip [Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency]

The United States says it has approved $30m in direct funding for the controversial Israel-backed group delivering aid in Gaza, despite growing concern over a series of deadly attacks on Palestinian aid seekers near its distribution hubs in the besieged territory.

“We call on other countries to also support the GHF, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and its critical work,” State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott told reporters on Thursday.

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