Hamas attacked a bus on Wednesday night, killing at least five Gazans working for the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — and injuring several others.

A bus carrying two dozen members of GHF was en route to one of the aid distribution centers west of Khan Yunis when the attack occurred, according to the group. There is a fear that other workers may have been taken hostage, in the assault which the group is calling “an attack on humanity.”

GHF confirmed to The Daily Wire that none of the American contractors were present on the bus during the attack.

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“We condemn this heinous and deliberate attack in the strongest possible terms,” GHF said in a statement. “These were aid workers. Humanitarians. Fathers, brothers, sons, and friends, who were risking their lives every day to help others. 

The attack comes after days of Hamas threatening the group’s aid workers and civilians accepting aid. 

“The GHF holds Hamas fully responsible for taking the lives of our dedicated workers who have been distributing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people at the foundation’s sites in central and southern Gaza.”

GHF called on the international community to condemn Hamas for the “unprovoked attack” against their workers “simply trying to feed the Palestinian people.”

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Earlier on Wednesday, GHF announced that it had its largest daily food delivery total since it began operating about two weeks ago. 

“Today, our team delivered 2.5 million meals to the Palestinian people, our single largest daily food delivery total to date,” interim executive director John Acree said. “My hope is that we will maintain our momentum and continue to provide additional food aid to Gazans. Our operations are improving and I’m encouraged by our ability to provide a significant amount of aid on a daily basis.  It proves that our system is working.”

To date, GHF says it has distributed approximately 16,041,982 meals via about  271,200 boxes.

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GHF has been tasked with implementing President Donald Trump’s aid initiative, designed to ensure that humanitarian assistance reaches Gazan civilians while preventing Hamas from seizing supplies — a problem that has persisted since the war began following the group’s October 7, 2023, massacre.

GHF plans to continue scaling up its operations and hopes to collaborate with traditional aid organizations, including United Nations-affiliated groups, by offering its delivery infrastructure to help ensure aid is distributed safely and protected from misuse or theft.

GHF has also faced attacks for the security contractors helping with the aid, who are American military veterans affiliated with Safe Reach Solutions and UG Solutions. Both companies helped Egyptians with supervising the checking of vehicles passing through southern to northern Gaza in January when the ceasefire went into effect, The Jerusalem Post reported.

GHF is operating as an apolitical group in Gaza that works with the IDF and Israeli government for security and logistical purposes to help it distribute the aid.

“GHF is in communication with Israeli officials solely for the purposes of deconfliction and to ensure aid can be delivered safely,” according to a GHF statement. “IDF will not have a presence within the immediate vicinity of the distribution sites.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt concisely dismissed a reporter on Wednesday when she was asked if the president supports the right to peaceful protest.

The moment came during a press briefing at the White House on Wednesday. Asked to clarify what kind of protest President Donald Trump “would find acceptable,” Leavitt drew the line at violence.

“The president absolutely supports peaceful protests. He supports the First Amendment. He supports the right of Americans to make their voices heard,” said Leavitt.

“He does not support violence of any kind. He does not support assaulting law enforcement officers who are simply trying to do their job. It’s very clear for the president what he supports and what he does not,” she continued. “Unfortunately for Democrats, that line has not been made clear, and they’ve allowed this unrest and this violence to continue, and the president has had to step in.”

Asked if the president would support peaceful protesting during the military parade scheduled for Saturday, Leavitt dismissed the question.

“Of course, the president supports peaceful protests. What a stupid question,” she said before moving on to the next reporter.

Q: So if there were peaceful protests on Saturday for the military parade the president would allow that?

.@PressSec Karoline Leavitt: "Of course the president supports peaceful protests. What a stupid question." pic.twitter.com/QzjOIVoUlJ

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On Tuesday, Trump said in remarks from the Oval Office that protesters during the parade to honor the United States’ 250th birthday would be met with “great force.” He made the threat after detailing the violence and riots that have broken out in Los Angeles in recent days, and praising military personnel and law enforcement that have stepped up to restore law and order to the area.

“For those people that want to protest, they’re going to be met with very big force,” said Trump. “And I haven’t even heard about a protest, but you know, this is people that hate our country, but they will be met with very heavy force.”

The president also said that money is behind some of the violence going on in Los Angeles. Trump said that some of the demonstrators “are paid insurrectionists. These are paid troublemakers.”