Private US group says ready to resume Gaza aid

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a controversial American non-profit tasked with providing aid for Palestinian civilians in Gaza, told AFP on Saturday it stood ready to resume shipments under a US-brokered ceasefire.

Hundreds of Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid at GHF distribution sites, according to the UN human rights office and, in August, United Nations special rapporteurs called for it to be disbanded.

GHF spokesperson Chapin Fay said the foundation had paused operations during the first phase of Gaza's ceasefire and was now awaiting orders to get back to work.

“While the situation remains fluid on the ground, GHF has been instructed to remain ready to re-engage and specifically not to take any actions that would preclude us from resuming operations immediately,” Fay said.