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New US-backed aid group begins distributing food in war-torn Gaza

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) — a U.S.-backed group that has Israel’s stamp of approval — said it has started distributing aid to the Gaza Strip despite being the subject of controversy and questions.
GHF did not specify how many trucks of food it was dealing with but said that the supplies made it to its hubs and were being distributed throughout the Strip. The organization also said there would be more trucks arriving on Wednesday.
«As part of the ongoing efforts to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, four aid distribution centers were established in recent weeks, in accordance with the directive of the political echelon and in close coordination with the United States,» the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement.
Gazans are seen going to and from an aid collection spot. (Amit Segal)
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«Every day, thousands of Gazans will be able to come here, reach this third party and get the aid directly. We hope this will end Hamas’ abuse of the aid coming into Gaza, Hamas’s abuse of the people of Gaza, and that the people of Gaza will be able to receive the aid directly,» IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said in a video about the aid.
The organization received considerable scrutiny before its distribution began, as well as a potentially major hurdle: just hours before it started distributing aid, the head of the organization resigned.
Jake Woods, who was the executive director of the GHF, resigned on Monday, citing the organization’s inability to «adhere to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, which I will not abandon.»
«I urge Israel to significantly expand the provision of aid into Gaza through all mechanisms, and I urge all stakeholders to continue to explore innovative new methods for the delivery of aid, without delay, diversion, or discrimination,» Woods said in a statement obtained by Fox News. «I continue to believe the only sustainable path for the long-term is for Hamas to release all hostages, for there to be a cessation of hostilities, and a pathway for peace, security, and dignity for all people in the region.»

Humanitarian aid to be distributed to the people of Gaza. (IDF Spokesperson’s Office)
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Prior to Woods’ resignation, GHF faced criticism over its distribution plan, which involved the aid arriving at hubs that are guarded by armed contractors, according to The Associated Press. The outlet also reported that the four hubs being set up are all close to Israeli military positions, saying that three are «far south where few Palestinians are located.»
The Associated Press reported that GHF said the flow of supplies to Palestinians in Gaza would be «increasing each day.»
Woods is not alone in his concern about GHF’s independence and impartiality, as the organization has faced backlash over Israel’s support for the organization. The United Nations and aid groups have voiced criticism of GHF.

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip on Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A spokesperson from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) told Reuters that GHF is «a distraction from what is actually needed.»
«Our position remains firm: as Tom Fletcher, the under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs, told the Security Council the other week, this is a distraction. Aid operations must be in line with the humanitarian principles and must be scaled up to stave off famine and meet the needs of all civilians, where they are in the Strip,» OCHA spokesperson Eri Kaneko told Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital reached out to the State Department and the Red Cross for comment, but they did not immediately respond.
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Trey Yingst contributed to this report.
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GOP senator demands FBI reveal if surveillance went beyond Jack Smith’s phone tracking

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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is demanding information from the FBI on whether she has been subjected to additional surveillance, following revelations that former Special Counsel Jack Smith tracked her phone calls, calling the action «one of the most serious infringements on the separation of powers in American history.»
Fox News Digital first reported Monday that Smith and his «Arctic Frost» team investigating Jan. 6 allegedly monitored the phone calls of Lummis and fellow GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama and GOP Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania.
Fox News Digital exclusively obtained an FBI document stating the names of the lawmakers and that an FBI special agent on Smith’s team «conducted preliminary toll analysis» on the toll records associated with them.
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is demanding information from the FBI on whether she has been further surveilled, following the revelations that former Special Counsel Jack Smith was tracking her phone calls. (Caroline Brehman/Pool/Sipa USA)
An FBI official told Fox News Digital that Smith and his team were able to view which phone numbers the senators called, along with the location each call originated and where it was received.
Lummis is now seeking more information on the matter, writing a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel thanking him, President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi for their «transparency regarding the blatantly unconstitutional surveillance activities conducted on the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives by the Biden Administration during Operation Arctic Frost.»
«Your willingness to expose these abuses is crucial to getting the FBI and Department of Justice focused back on its core mission of delivering justice for all,» she wrote in the letter to Patel, obtained by Fox News Digital.
Lummis is now demanding all FBI and DOJ records that identify which members of the Biden administration «authorized or approved the surveillance of my phone records and communications.»
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Lummis is asking for the names of all DOJ officials, FBI officials, and any White House officials involved; the entire data file collected on her, including all phone records and any recordings or transcripts of her private communications; any legal statutes cited to justify the data collection; and any individuals with whom the information was shared.
She is also requesting documentation of «any other surveillance conducted by the FBI or DOJ from January 20, 2021, through January 20, 2025, on me related to my official duties as a United States senator.»

Special Counsel Jack Smith tracked the private conversations of multiple Republican senators during the Jan. 6 investigation. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
«I believe that the surveillance of sitting United States Senators by the executive branch represents one of the most serious infringements on the separation of powers in American history,» she wrote. «It seriously impinges on both my civil rights and my constitutional duties as a legislator, especially since this surveillance was directly connected to core legislative activities protected by the Speech or Debate Clause of the United States Constitution.»
Lummis added that «the American people deserve to know the truth about how the Biden administration weaponized federal law enforcement against their elected representatives.»
«Those responsible will be held accountable,» she wrote. «Thank you for your prompt attention to these requests, and for restoring integrity to the FBI.»
«Arctic Frost» was opened inside the bureau on April 13, 2022. Smith was appointed as special counsel to take over the probe in November 2022.
An FBI official told Fox News Digital that «Arctic Frost» is a «prohibited case,» and that the review required officials to go «above and beyond in order to deliver on this promise of transparency.» The discovery is part of a broader, ongoing review.
«The American people deserve the truth, and under my leadership, they will have it,» Patel told Fox News Digital. «We promised accountability for those who weaponized law enforcement, and we will deliver it.»

Kash Patel is sworn in as FBI director by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 21, 2025. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
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Patel added: «Under our watch, the FBI will never again be turned against the American people.»
«It is a disgrace that I have to stand on Capitol Hill and reveal this — that the FBI was once weaponized to track the private communications of U.S. lawmakers for political purposes,» FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, who briefed senators on the matter, told Fox News Digital. «That era is over.»
Bongino added: «Under our leadership, the FBI will never again be used as a political weapon against the American people.»
Meanwhile, the FBI has terminated employees and disbanded the CR-15 squad. Patel announced the actions were taken in response to the revelation of the «baseless monitoring» of U.S. lawmakers.
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«We are cleaning up a diseased temple three decades in the making — identifying the rot, removing those who weaponized law enforcement for political purposes and those who do not meet the standards of this mission while restoring integrity to the FBI. I promised reform, and I intend to deliver it,» Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Patel also posted about it on X, saying, «Transparency is important, and accountability is critical. We promised both, and this is what promises kept looks like… We terminated employees, we abolished the weaponized CR-15 squad, and we initiated an ongoing investigation with more accountability measures ahead.»
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