Rescue workers and medical staff said at least 33 people were killed by Israeli gunfire on Wednesday and went on strike on Wednesday.
Hamas – Israeli troops “opened fire and fired several shells” and thousands lined up in the much-needed food supply on Salah al-Din Road, a spokesman for running the civil defense agency said.
The Israeli military said the forces operating in the Nuseirat area issued warnings overnight, but without any harm, after a group approached them in a way that posed a potential threat.
According to the Civil Defense Agency, 19 more people were killed in three Israeli air strikes in the north and south.
It said that eight people died in the attack in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City.
Regarding the air strikes, the Israeli military said it was “demolishing Hamas military capabilities in the territory.”
Gaza’s Hamas Ministry of Health said Wednesday afternoon at least 140 people were killed in the past 24 hours.
The ministry reported on Tuesday that 51 people were killed while the southern city of Khan Younis awaited aid, while the United Nations cited partner organizations dedicated to health, bringing the death toll to more than 60.
Witnesses told the BBC that Israeli tanks and drones opened fire, crowds gathered near the charity community center and belonged to the UN World Food Program warehouse.
The Israeli military acknowledged its troops in the area and said details of the incident were under review.
In another incident on Tuesday, the Civil Defense Agency said seven more people were killed for help and many others were injured in Rashid Street in the northwest of Gaza.
A doctor at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza told Reuters that the death was the result of an Israeli air strike and the injury was caused by gunfire.
Umm Fida Masoud said her son “got to bring a bag of flour and came back in the bag (injured).”
Meanwhile, a local reporter released the video he said His cousin celebrates after collecting a bag of flour for his family.
“A 50 kilogram bag. I pulled it out from under the truck, a few inches from death,” he declared.
According to the Ministry of Health, the Israeli and the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has opened the first of its three distribution centers since May 26, with nearly 400 people trying to get assistance.
GHF using our private security contractors is designed to bypass the United Nations as a major supplier of aid to Gaza for 2.1 million Palestinians.
The United Nations and other aid organizations have refused to work with the new system, saying it violates humanitarian principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence.
They also warned that Gaza’s population faced catastrophic hunger levels, partly eased after the total number of Israeli lockdowns a month ago at 11 weeks.
The U.S. and Israel say the GHF system will block the aid stolen by Hamas, which the group denied doing.
On Wednesday, the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency (External Electrostatic Clearance) responsible condemned it as “la-foot, medieval and deadly.”
“Inviting hungry people to die is a war crime. Those responsible for this system must be responsible.” Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X.
“It’s a shame and a taint of our collective consciousness.”
GHF has not commented, but it said in a statement that so far it has distributed 30 million meals in its three distribution centers “nothing”.
It added: “We remain focused on a single mission: feeding the people of Gaza – we are committed to expanding our efforts to meet more needs.”
The WFP also warned that the 9,000 tons of food aid sent over the past four weeks is a “small part” that Gaza needs.
It also said that the urgent need for food has brought large crowds to the well-known route of transport, hoping to intercept and obtain humanitarian supplies during transportation.
“Only large-scale food distribution scale can stabilize the situation, calm anxiety, and rebuild trust within the community as they will have more and more food,” it said.
Israeli military agency Cogat reported that 85 vehicles were aided in Southern Gaza and northern northern Gaza through Kerem Shalom and Erez West Crossings on Tuesday, 66 of which were collected. It says.
The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza on October 7, 2023 in response to Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel, in which about 1,200 people were killed and another 251 were taken hostage.
At least 55,637 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to data from the regional health ministry.
