A security contractor serving the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has hired a lobbying firm tied to Donald Trump as the president’s proposed peace deal for Gaza puts the controversial aid distribution outfit’s future in doubt.

UG Solutions inked a lobbying contract in late August with Ballard Partners, the firm that previously employed Trump chief of staff Susie Wiles and Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to a disclosure form filed Friday.

Ballard help the firm navigate a variety of business opportunities, including its future in Gaza, a company spokesperson said in a statement.

“Our retaining of Ballard Partners will ideally help us understand how various parts of the U.S Government may view the role of private security firms in a post-war Gaza, as well as in other parts of the world struggling with conflict, and we shall make business decisions accordingly,” the spokesperson said.

UG Solutions provides armed security at food distribution sites operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. The U.S.-based and Israeli-backed nonprofit has been given a leading role in the distribution of food to starving Palestinian civilians — despite the fact that hundreds of aid-seekers have been

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