Hamas government office rejects US accusations

7/7/2025 6:05

A Hamas government

media office rejected accusations by the U.S. State Department

that the group was involved in a Saturday attack that injured

two Americans at an aid distribution site in Gaza, it said on

Sunday.



The U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

said on Saturday the injured American aid workers were receiving

medical treatment after a grenade attack caused

non-life-threatening injuries.



A representative for UG Solutions, a North Carolina-based

company providing security at GHF's aid distribution sites in

Gaza, told Reuters on Sunday that the injured Americans were

employed as private security contractors.



The contractors were former U.S. special forces and did not

open fire after they were injured in order to avoid risking harm

to nearby civilians, the person said.



The Hamas-run media office described the U.S. accusation as

misleading, saying it was aimed at justifying "the continued

killing and starvation of Palestinian civilians".



"We categorically and unequivocally reject the claims issued

by the U.S. State Department alleging that the Palestinian

resistance threw explosives at American personnel operating at

sites run by the so-called "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation – GHF,"

it said in a statement.