Hamas has “formally placed bounties” on American aid workers with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and has demanded, as a ceasefire condition, that the United States end all humanitarian operations in the Gaza Strip, The Washington Free Beacon reported, citing a State Department cable.

The June 30 cable, which was reportedly sent from the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem and obtained by the outlet, reveals that U.S. and Palestinian aid workers with GHF have been targeted by the Hamas-ordered bounties.

Founded in February, GHF is a joint U.S.-Israeli humanitarian aid initiative that replaces the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.

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