Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says 2 US aid workers hurt in grenade attack
The injured Americans are receiving medical treatment after the incident at a food distribution site in Khan Younis
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said on Saturday that two American aid workers had suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a grenade attack at a food distribution site in Khan Younis.
The US- and Israeli-backed GHF said in a statement that the injured Americans were receiving medical treatment and were in a stable condition.
“The attack – which preliminary information indicates was carried out by two assailants who threw two grenades at the Americans – occurred at the conclusion of an otherwise successful distribution in which thousands of Gazans safely received food,” the GHF said.
GHF, which began distributing aid in Gaza in May, employs private US military contractors tasked with providing security at their sites.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack. The Israeli military, in a later statement, accused what it called “terrorist organisations” of sabotaging the distribution of aid in Gaza.
Gaza has seen an escalation in violence as efforts continue to reach a ceasefire agreement. Hamas on Friday reported, it had responded positively to a US-brokered deal and was prepared to enter into talks. US President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.
