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Trump administration announces $30 million in funding for Gaza aid group called a "death trap" by U.N.

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The U.S. State Department has approved $30 million in funding for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation .

The GHF says it has distributed more than 46 million meals to Gazans .

The organization has been criticized by a U.N. agency as "a death trap" for hungry people.

Israeli newspaper Haaretz says it has been told by some anonymous IDF personnel of a policy to shoot at crowds near GHF distribution sites.

One soldier was quoted as saying he had been deployed near a GHF hub, and he described the situation as "a killing field" "We strongly reject the accusation raised in the article," the IDF told CBS News .

GHF executive chairman Johnnie Moore says there is a "disinformation campaign" meant to shut down efforts.

A number of Palestinians have told CBS News about experiences of violence near GHF distribution sites.

The results of any investigations related to incidents have yet to be made public by the IDF.

The GHF has been surrounded by controversy from the moment it commenced operations in mid-May .

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