Hamas government office rejects US accusation of involvement in Gaza aid site attack
The US 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 US 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 US 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 US 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.
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