A US- and Israel-backed company that provided aid to Gaza said it would close down operations.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) had already shut distribution sites after a US-brokered ceasefire took effect six weeks ago in Gaza.

It has now announced that it is permanently shutting down, claiming it has fulfilled its mission.

GHF director John Acree said in a statement: “We have succeeded in our mission of showing there’s a better way to deliver aid to Gazans.”The operations of the GHF were shrouded in secrecy during its short time in operation.

Launched with US and Israeli backing as an alternative to the United Nations, the group never revealed its sources of funding and little about the armed contractors who operated the sites.

It said its goal was to deliver aid to Gaza witho

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