Hamas killed eight Gaza Humanitarian Foundation workers and injured several others in what the group says was an "unprovoked" attack. GHF fears some of those who were attacked may have been taken hostage.

At least eight Palestinians who worked for the U.S-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation died in an ambush, the GHF said on Thursday, blaming Hamas militants for the killings that rocked the troubled food distribution operation.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation stated that Hamas killed at least eight of its aid workers in an ambush yesterday. The incident follows threats by Hamas "against any entity or individual that collaborates or coordinates with the enemy's schemes" and claims by sources on the ground that Hamas Arrow Unit members have attempted to disrupt aid distribution.

Yasser Abu Shabab in an interview with the British Guardian: "We do not work directly with the Israeli army. Humanitarian aid is stolen in areas controlled by Hamas."