The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation stated it delivered roughly 2.5 million meals on Wednesday, its largest single-day delivery to date.
The total number of meals GHF has distributed is now reported at more than 16 million.
“My hope is that we will maintain our momentum and continue to provide additional food aid to Gazans,” said John Acree, interim president of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. “Our operations are improving, and I’m encouraged by our ability to provide a significant amount of aid on a daily basis. It proves that our system is working.”
The organization also stated it is “actively testing and adapting its distribution model to safely deliver the maximum amount of aid to the greatest number of people.”
In the same announcement, GHF also released a statement asking the media to verify their sources and clarify announcements from the organization.
“We continue to ask the news media to use caution in relying on unverified and unsubstantiated sources,” the organization stated. “There are fake Facebook pages and countless bad actors pushing out inaccurate information to aid-seekers and misinformation to the public, so please reach out to us if you have any information.”
“Further, it should be understood that the intended audience of our Facebook page is the people of Gaza, who seek updates that are logistical in nature,” it continued. “The Facebook page is not intended to communicate information beyond logistics.”
“It is also critical that news agencies take care not to confuse the public by reporting on GHF operations in the same breath as Israeli military operations far removed from distribution sites,” the statement read. “We realize this can be confusing as we are operating in an active war zone.”
