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

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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.

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«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.»

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«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.»

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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.»

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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. 

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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.»

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«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.» 

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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.»

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«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.»

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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.»

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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. 

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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.»

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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.»

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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.

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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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Acuerdo Israel-Hamas: las familias de los rehenes celebran su inminente liberación en el centro de Tel Aviv y convocan a Donald Trump

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A primera hora de este jueves, la Plaza de los Rehenes, en el centro de Tel Aviv, se convirtió en un estallido de emociones desbordadas. Las familias de los rehenes israelíes celebran con júbilo su próxima liberación.

«¡Matan vuelve a casa!», gritó Einav Zangauker, uno de los rostros más conocidos de la campaña de dos años por liberar a los cautivos, refiriéndose a su hijo. Con los brazos alzados al cielo, exclamó «¡Gracias!», mientras simpatizantes, familiares y rehenes liberados llenaban la plaza.

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Einav Zangauker, madre del rehén Matan Zangauker, sostiene un cartel con un poema que pide el regreso de todos los rehenes. Foto: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

«Quiero olerlo. Si tengo un sueño, es ver a Matan dormir en su cama«, agregó en diálogo con la prensa.

Tras el secuestro de sus seres queridos durante el ataque de Hamas sobre el sur de Israel el 7 de octubre de 2023, que desató la guerra en Gaza, las familias se embarcaron en una lucha ardua por recuperar la libertad de sus allegados. Viajaron por todo el mundo para reunirse con líderes internacionales, enfrentaron la incredulidad de políticos israelíes y suplicaron incansablemente por un final a la pesadilla que parecía interminable. Hasta hoy.

Emoción en Tel Aviv tras el anuncio de Trump sobre el alto el fuego. Foto:  AP/Emilio MorenattiEmoción en Tel Aviv tras el anuncio de Trump sobre el alto el fuego. Foto: AP/Emilio Morenatti

Después de que Donald Trump anunciara el acuerdo entre Israel y Hamas para liberar a los cautivos restantes, la tensión en la plaza comenzó a disiparse. De los 250 capturados inicialmente, Israel asegura que alrededor de 20 de los 48 que permanecen en Gaza siguen con vida.

El contador que marcaba los días, minutos y segundos desde aquella angustiante mañana de octubre seguía iluminando a los presentes, pero ahora cada segundo los acercaba más a la liberación.

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Familiares y allegados de los rehenes israelíes retenidos por Hamas en la Franja de Gaza celebran tras el anuncio. Foto: AP/Emilio MorenattiFamiliares y allegados de los rehenes israelíes retenidos por Hamas en la Franja de Gaza celebran tras el anuncio. Foto: AP/Emilio Morenatti

«Durante dos años he luchado por la vida de mi esposo», escribió Rebecca Bohbot en Instagram sobre su marido, Elkana. «Este es el momento en que un niño pequeño volverá a abrazar a su padre, un instante en que mi familia recobra la vida», agregó.

«Siento escalofríos de pies a cabeza», contó Omer Wenkert, rehén liberado anteriormente, sobre la noticia del acuerdo. «No puedo ni imaginar la alegría que sentiremos, como nación, por fin», sumó.

Una persona se disfrazó de Trump en medio de los festejos. Foto: AP/Ohad ZwigenbergUna persona se disfrazó de Trump en medio de los festejos. Foto: AP/Ohad Zwigenberg

En el corazón de las celebraciones estuvo la figura de Trump, a quien muchos familiares e israelíes atribuyen el mérito de haber presionado al primer ministro Benjamín Netanyahu para aceptar el acuerdo. Una persona se disfrazó del presidente republicano y ondeó banderas estadounidenses; las familias expresaron su agradecimiento y algunos corearon que merecía el Premio Nobel de la Paz, como mencionó Javier Milei en X.

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El Foro de Familias de Rehenes y Desaparecidos, que representa a los allegados de la mayoría de los secuestrados en Gaza, invitó a Trump a reunirse con ellas en Israel tras impulsar el acuerdo de alto el fuego.

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«Ya sea un discurso en la plaza, un lugar que se ha convertido en símbolo de esperanza y resiliencia, una visita privada a las familias o cualquier reunión que se ajuste a su agenda, haremos lo posible para que suceda«, indicó el Foro en un comunicado.

«Solo necesitamos mirarle a los ojos y expresar lo que las palabras no pueden transmitir: que nos devolvió a nuestras familias y con ellas, nuestra esperanza«, añadieron.

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El líder de la Casa Blanca llegará a Israel el domingo, según informó el diario Yedioth Ahronot, tras la firma del alto el fuego. La liberación de los 48 cautivos se producirá el lunes, según Washington. Israel y Hamas aún deben acordar quiénes conformarán los 1.950 prisioneros palestinos que serán liberados a cambio de los rehenes: 250 condenados a cadena perpetua y 1.700 detenidos en la Franja de Gaza, según un miembro del buró político de Hamas.

Israel inicia los preparativos de su retirada

Antes de la liberación, el Ejército israelí deberá retirarse hasta la «línea amarilla» estipulada por EE. UU., marcando la primera fase de su retirada del enclave. Esto permitirá que las tropas permanezcan en un perímetro de 1,5 kilómetros en su zona más estrecha y 6,5 en la más amplia, garantizando presencia militar en cerca de la mitad del territorio.

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Un helicóptero Apache israelí dispara municiones mientras sobrevuela Gaza, después del anuncio de Trump. Foto: REUTERS/Ammar AwadUn helicóptero Apache israelí dispara municiones mientras sobrevuela Gaza, después del anuncio de Trump. Foto: REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Según Haaretz, esta retirada facilitará que las milicias gazatíes, encabezadas por Hamas, localicen a todos los cautivos. El Ejército ya inició los preparativos y estableció un protocolo de combate para avanzar «pronto» hacia la línea establecida, mientras mantiene la capacidad de responder a cualquier desarrollo operativo.

«Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel han comenzado los preparativos operativos previos a la aplicación del acuerdo. Como parte de este proceso, se están llevando a cabo las tareas previas y un protocolo de combate para pasar pronto a unas líneas de despliegue modificadas», afirmó el ejército en un comunicado.

El acuerdo contempla que la primera fase de retirada se complete antes del lunes, cuando Hamas liberará a los 48 rehenes aún cautivos. La medida garantiza que los secuestrados sean localizados tanto por las Brigadas Al Qasam como por otros grupos, como la Yihad Islámica Palestina.

Aún no se han detallado las fases posteriores, pero tras llegar a la «línea amarilla», las tropas israelíes seguirán presentes en alrededor de la mitad del enclave, tras haber dominado hasta ahora más del 80%.

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World leaders praise ‘landmark’ Israel-Hamas peace deal mediated by US: ‘New horizon of hope’

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President Donald Trump announced in an exclusive interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday night that a «landmark peace deal» between Israel and Hamas has been reached, hailing it as «a historic step toward peace in the Middle East.»

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In the interview, Trump said «the whole world came together» to make the deal happen, crediting both «luck» and «talent.» 

«So many countries that you wouldn’t have thought of have come together,» he said on «Hannity.» «It’s been so great for Israel, so great for Muslims, for the Arab countries — and so great for the United States of America. This is more than Gaza — this is peace in the Middle East.»

Leaders across the world are welcoming the news and describing it as a potential turning point.

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HAMAS ACCEPTS TRUMP PEACE PLAN ENDING 2 YEARS OF WAR IN GAZA, RETURNING HOSTAGES

«With the approval of the first phase of the plan, all our hostages will be brought home. This is a diplomatic success and a national and moral victory for the State of Israel,» Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. «From the beginning, I made it clear: we will not rest until all our hostages return and all our goals are achieved.» 

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He thanked his «great friend and ally President Trump,» saying Israel has «reached this critical turning point.»

Israeli President Isaac Herzog chimed in on X, offering an emphatic endorsement of the deal while thanking Trump, adding that «should he visit us in the coming days, he will be received with immense respect, affection, and gratitude by the people of Israel.»

«This agreement will bring moments of indescribable relief to the dear families who have not slept for 733 days. This agreement offers a chance to mend, to heal, and to open a new horizon of hope for our region,» the post read. «This is a time to honor the heroes among us: our sons and daughters who fought bravely to bring the hostages home; the bereaved families; the wounded in body and spirit; and all who have paid an unbearable price for this historic and vital moment.» 

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At the United Nations, Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the breakthrough and urged swift follow-through, according to Reuters.

«I welcome the announcement of an agreement to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza. The United Nations will support full implementation and recovery efforts. This momentous opportunity must not be lost,» Guterres said.

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Under the deal, Hamas is expected to release all 20 living hostages by this weekend, and the Israeli military is expected to begin withdrawing troops from most of Gaza as part of the initial phase.

The IDF also released a statement on social media, welcoming «the signing of the agreement for the return of the hostages, which was signed overnight.»

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«This is a great day for peace,» Trump said. «Many years they talked about peace in the Middle East — now it’s happening.»

The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war began, a figure that has not been independently verified.



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