Report: US mediates between Israel and UN to ease tensions over GHF

The United States has recently been mediating between Israel and the United Nations to ease tensions over the controversial aid organisation Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), Haaretz reported, citing a diplomatic source at the UN.

The GHF, backed by Tel Aviv and Washington, was created in May to oversee aid distribution across Gaza, replacing all existing aid structures.

Unrwa slammed the "lethal" GHF aid distribution system in Gaza as a 'war crime,' citing hundreds of Palestinians who were shot dead at or around distribution points while trying to receive aid.

"We are at an important point in talks between the parties," the UN source said.

Aryeh Lightstone, a confidant and close aide of US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff is a central figure in both the dispute with the UN and the ongoing talks, the report said.