​​What is inside the GHF food box being distributed in Gaza

BBC Verify examines the meals handed out to Gazans - and why their nutritional value is questioned by some experts.

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The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a group backed by Israel and the US, has been operating in Gaza since late May. It says that it has distributed 91 million meals, primarily in the form of food boxes.

While the BBC has been unable to see these boxes first-hand since Israel has blocked international journalists from entering Gaza, BBC Verify has examined photos and other information shared by the GHF and spoken to aid experts who have raised concerns about their nutritional value.

Videos have circulated online of Palestinians showing the contents of the boxes, but the GHF has only shared images of them this week.

Two pictures posted on X show mostly dried food items that require water and fuel to cook, including pasta, chickpeas, lentils, and wheat flour. Also included is cooking oil, salt and tahini, or sesame paste.