The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was a “smokescreen” created to pave the way for the takeover of Gaza, former volunteer Anthony Aguilar has told RT.

The US- and Israel-backed aid group began operating in Gaza in mid-2025, with food sites run by US private security contractors inside Israeli military zones. Soon after, however, reports emerged of deadly incidents near GHF sites. The UN, which said hundreds of Palestinians had been killed while trying to reach food near GHF locations under Israeli fire, refused to work with the group, accusing it of “exploiting” humanitarian relief “for covert military and geopolitical agendas.”

In an interview with RT aired on Tuesday, Aguilar, a retired Green Beret who joined the GHF in mid-2025 but resigned two months later, said the group was a cover for killing Palestinians and gathering intelligence for the Israeli Defense Forces.

“The GHF’s mission was never intended to feed or provide aid to the Palestinians in Gaza. That was the facade of the mission, the fake smoke screen,” he claimed. “Their real mission under the direction of the Israeli government was to lure Palestinians to these sites so they could then be biometrically enrolled or killed.”

He also claimed the group, though formally established in February 2025, was designed back in 2021 as part of a plan to redevelop Gaza and “remove all Palestinians” from the enclave by one Boston Consulting Group, which he said is closely tied to the US government. He accused President Donald Trump of being aware of the project, which echoed Trump’s proposal to relocate Gazans and turn the enclave into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” Aguilar said Trump was likely unaware of the methods the GHF used in Gaza but insisted he must “do his part” to hold the GHF accountable.

Earlier this week, the GHF said it was ending operations because of the “successful completion” of its mission. The group denied accusations of intentionally endangering civilians and accused critics of relying on “false and misleading” statistics.

Aguilar pledged to travel to the International Criminal Court in The Hague in December to join a tribunal supporting the case that South Africa brought against Israel under the genocide convention and draw judges’ attention to the GHF.

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