Gaza Humanitarian Foundation appoints US evangelical leader who denied mass killings as chief

The controversial US-backed initiative to distribute aid in Gaza, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has named an evangelical leader and former adviser to US President Donald Trump as its new chief.

Johnnie Moore, a former member of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, who has dismissed reports of mass killings at the GHF aid sites as “fictional massacres”, was appointed after the initiative’s former head, Jake Wood, resigned.

The appointment comes as major partners abandon the project amidst the mass killings of Palestinians seeking aid.

Wood cited concerns over the GHF’s ability to adhere to the “humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence”.

The GHF’s first week of operations descended into chaos, with over 75 Palestinian aid seekers killed by Israeli forces at its distribution points in less than six days.

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