Middle school students are taught to read laterally. This means search for other sources when you read something that you think makes no sense. I have been trying to run down details on the condoms sent to Hamas. I found the following account.
I also sent a prompt to Perplexity (an AI service) and received the following analysis.
Yes, there is a Gaza Province in Mozambique. It is a rural province with a population of about 1.4 million as of 2017, located in the southern part of the country[7][9].
Regarding condoms, there was confusion stemming from claims by U.S. officials about $50 million worth of condoms being sent to Gaza. However, it was clarified that the funding was part of an HIV prevention program in Gaza Province, Mozambique, not the Gaza Strip in the Middle East. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation received over $83 million for reproductive health projects in Mozambique’s Gaza and Inhambane provinces. No evidence supports claims of U.S. condom shipments to the Gaza Strip[1][3][9].
Sources
[1] Fact-checking Elon Musk’s claims in the Oval Office – BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyjz24ne85o
[2] Project Last Mile Health Solutions | In Response to the Covid-19 … https://www.projectlastmile.com/resource/boost-for-public-health-as-innovative-partnership-goes-the-extra-mile/
[3] Musk walks back claim US intended to send $50M worth of condoms … https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/musk-walks-back-claim-us-intended-to-send-50m-worth-of-condoms-to-gaza/3479148
[4] Is the US sending $50m in condoms to Gaza as Trump claims? https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/30/is-the-us-sending-50m-in-condoms-to-gaza-as-trump-claims
[5] Boosting Condom Access with Integrated Route-to-Market https://www.projectlastmile.com/resource/improving-condom-supply-and-demand-through-an-integrated-route-to-market-and-strategic-marketing-approach/
[6] Musk backs away from false claim of $50 million for Gaza condoms https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/12/politics/some-of-the-things-that-i-say-will-be-incorrect-musk-backs-away-from-false-claim-of-usd50-million-for-gaza-condoms/index.html
[7] Gaza Province – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Province
[8] [PDF] MCHIP Mozambique Final Report PSI CSM Project 22 8 2011 https://marketbookshelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/pa00jmmk.pdf
[9] The US spent millions on STD prevention in Gaza. But it was a … https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-spent-millions-std-prevention-gaza-it-was-province-mozambique