Elon and the Other Gaza

What the report says

Al Jazeera’s People & Power released a 25-minute video report on July 22, 2026, examining the effects of U.S. foreign aid cuts on HIV services in Gaza province, Mozambique. The programme links the cuts to Elon Musk’s role as head of the Trump administration’s newly created Department of Government Efficiency, reporting that he moved aggressively to reduce USAID spending after alleging major waste and corruption.

According to Al Jazeera, Musk cited supposed spending of $50 million on “condoms for Hamas” in Gaza as an example of waste, but the report says the reference involved the wrong Gaza. The outlet identifies the affected location as Mozambique’s Gaza province, not the Palestinian territory, and says the province has extremely high HIV prevalence and had relied heavily on USAID-backed treatment and prevention programmes.

The report says the shutdown or dismantling of USAID support triggered disruptions that endangered many people dependent on HIV care. Al Jazeera says its journalists travelled to Gaza province to document the consequences of the funding cuts on local communities and health services.

The story matters because it connects a high-profile political campaign against foreign aid spending with public health risks in one of the world’s poorest countries. Based on the article text provided, Al Jazeera frames the episode as an example of how claims about aid waste can have serious effects far from the political debate in Washington.