Israeli army has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians seeking aid since late May
'The horrific physical and psychological deaths and suffering caused by hunger are the result of Israel's interference in the delivery and militarisation of humanitarian aid,' the UN statement reads.
"As of July 21, we have recorded 1,054 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 766 of them were killed in the vicinity of GHF sites and 288 near UN and other humanitarian organisations' aid convoys," UN human rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told AFP, stating the victims had been killed by the Israeli military.
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