Hamas has denied a claim made by US Vice President JD Vance that the current amount of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip is the most it's been in the last five years.
Vance made the claim at a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday, after being heckled by a member of the crowd shouting "Killing children," and "Slaughtering children," in reference to what many have claimed is happening in Gaza.
"Right now, you see more humanitarian aid coming into Gaza than it has any time in the past five years, because we have taken that situation seriously," Vance replied to the audience member.
In its response, Hamas categorically denied Vance's statement, calling it "misleading" and "far from reality."
The Gaza Strip, the terror organization claimed, was short on food, medicine, and fuel, and living conditions had reached "catastrophic and unprecedented levels."
"We also affirm that the occupation authorities [referring to Israel] didn't abide by the terms of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, and deliberately keep our people in Gaza in a state of 'life under attrition' through the continued suffocating restrictions on aid entry and the disruption of basic life necessities, so as to exacerbate the humanitarian suffering on a systematic and daily basis," Hamas also claimed.
IDF claims Gaza receiving sufficient aid
The IDF has frequently stated that Gaza receives more than sufficient aid for the population's needs. It has also been said that a large portion of the aid delivered is subsequently stolen by Hamas forces.
Israel, in December, 2025, ordered 37 international aid organizations, including medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières and the Norwegian Refugee Council, to halt work in Gaza and the West Bank within 60 days unless they agreed to new rules requiring them to name Palestinian staff.
Israel's Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction in February allowing the NGOs to continue most of their activities while it considers their petition.
Reuters contributed to this report.