U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee travelled to Gaza on Friday (August 1) to inspect the U.S. and Israel-backed aid distribution system, as starvation worsens across the enclave.

The visit took place as Witkoff works on a final plan to speed up deliveries to Gaza, the White House said on Thursday (July 31).

A global hunger monitor said on Tuesday (July 29) that a famine scenario was unfolding in the Gaza Strip, with malnutrition soaring, children under five dying of hunger-related causes and humanitarian access severely restricted.

The U.N. estimates that Israeli forces have killed more than 1,000 people seeking food since May, most near militarized distribution sites of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which employs a U.S. logistics firm run by a former CIA officer and armed U.S. veterans.

The GHF denies that there have been deadly incidents at its sites, and says the deadliest have been near other aid convoys.

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XACT LOCATION UNKNOWN, GAZA (AUGUST 1, 2025) (Ambassador Mike Huckabee via X - No resales /No archive / Must on-screen courtesy Ambassador Mike Huckabee via X) (MUTE)

1. U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF AND U.S. AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL MIKE HUCKABEE DURING VISIT TO INSPECT FOOD AID DELIVERY

2. WITKOFF AND HUCKABEE LOOKING ON

3. CROWDS LOOKING ON FROM BEHIND BARBED WIRE AS SOLDIER IS STANDING NEAR SIGNS READING (English): "100,000,000 MEALS DELIVERED"

4. WITKOFF AND OTHERS WALKING AWAY FROM HELICOPTER