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Al Jazeera
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- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Israel kills more than 300 Palestinians in 48 hours as ceasefire in balance
More than 300 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the last 48 hours, according to the Gaza Government Media Office, which says Israel has 'committed 26 bloody massacres' in that period. At least 30 people have been killed since dawn on Thursday. Thirteen died when Israeli forces targeted a tent in al-Mawasi in the south, and another 11 were killed and many wounded in an Israeli strike on the Mostafa Hafez school, sheltering displaced people west of Gaza City, according to medical sources speaking to Al Jazeera. The Government Media Office statement on Thursday said the attacks over the last 48 hours had targeted civilians in shelters and displacement centres overcrowded with tens of thousands of displaced people, public rest areas, such as the 'al-Baqa' rest stop, Palestinian families inside their homes, popular markets and vital civilian facilities, and starving civilians searching for food. United States contractors ostensibly guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza have been using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press news agency. Two US contractors, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymity, said they were speaking out because they were disturbed by what they considered dangerous practices. They said the security staff hired were often unqualified, unvetted, heavily armed and seemed to have an open licence to do whatever they wished. More than 130 humanitarian organisations, including Oxfam, Save the Children and Amnesty International, on Tuesday demanded the immediate closure of the controversial Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), accusing it of facilitating attacks on starving Palestinians. The NGOs said Israeli forces and armed groups 'routinely' open fire on civilians attempting to access food. Since the GHF began operations in late May, more than 600 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid, and nearly 4,000 have been wounded. Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 56,647 people and wounded 134,105, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive. Ceasefire in the balance Hamas says it is studying new proposals for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, but insisted it is seeking an agreement that would bring an end to Israel's devastating war. Hamas said in a statement on Wednesday that it had received proposals from the mediators and is holding talks with them to 'bridge gaps' to return to the negotiating table and try to reach a ceasefire agreement. The group said it was aiming for an agreement that would end the Gaza war and ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave. The announcement comes a day after United States President Donald Trump said Israel had agreed to a proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. Trump has been increasing pressure on the Israeli government and Hamas to broker a ceasefire and an agreement for the group to release the Israeli captives held in Gaza. Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut, reporting from Amman, says, 'For the first time since the beginning of the war began, the Israelis are signalling a potential end to the war on Gaza.' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been holding consultations with his security team, according to Israeli media and is showing flexibility, according to those reports, she added, due to pressure from Trump.
ABC News
01-06-2025
- Health
- ABC News
Israel accused of targeting aid sites
Hospitals in Gaza have been flooded with dead and injured Palestinians after Hamas accused Israeli forces of opening fire at aid distribution sites in the territory. Palestinian health authorities say at least 31 people were killed and dozens more were injured.
Sky News
01-06-2025
- General
- Sky News
At least 30 people killed in Israeli attack near aid distribution site in Gaza - Hamas-linked media
At least 30 people have been killed in an Israeli attack near an aid distribution hub run by a US-backed organisation, according to a Palestinian news agency and Hamas-linked media. Israel has offered no immediate comment of the reported attack, which the Palestinian news agency WAFA says left more than 115 people injured. The reports emerged as a hospital run by the Red Cross said at least 21 people have been killed and another 175 have been wounded as they went to receive aid from the same foundation - which is backed by both Israel and the US. Eyewitnesses said the deaths came after Israel forces opened fire out a roundabout near the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation hub. However, Palestinian and Hamas-linked media has attributed the deaths it has reported on to an Israeli airstrike. It is not yet clear if eyewitnesses and Hamas-affiliated media are giving different accounts of the same incident. The area where the reported shooting took place is controlled by Israeli forces. Ibrahim Abu Saoud, an eyewitness, said Israeli forces opened fire at people moving toward the aid distribution centre. "There were many martyrs, including women," the 40-year-old man said. "We were about 300 meters (yards) away from the military." Abu Saoud said he saw many people with gunshot wounds, including a young man who he said had died at the scene. "We weren't able to help him," he said. Mohammed Abu Teaima, 33, said he saw Israeli forces open fire and kill his cousin and another woman as they were heading to the hub. He said his cousin was shot in his chest and died at the scene. Many others were wounded, including his brother-in-law, he said. "They opened heavy fire directly toward us," he said as he was waiting outside the Red Cross field hospital for word on his wounded relative. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation operates as part of a controversial aid system which Israel and the US claims is aimed at preventing Hamas from siphoning off assistance. Israel has not provided any evidence of systematic diversion, and the UN denies it has occurred. The foundation's distribution of aid has been marred by chaos, and multiple witnesses have said Israeli troops fired on crowds near the delivery sites. UN agencies and major aid groups have refused to work with the new system, saying it violates humanitarian principles because it allows Israel to control who receives aid and forces people to relocate to distribution sites, risking yet more mass displacement in the territory. Before Sunday, at least six people had been killed and more than 50 wounded, according to local health officials. 0:53 The foundation says the private security contractors guarding its sites did not fire on the crowds, while the Israeli military has acknowledged firing warning shots on previous occasions. The foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment following the hospital's claims. In an earlier statement, it said it distributed 16 truckloads of aid early on Sunday "without incident". It dismissed what it referred to as "false reporting about deaths, mass injuries and chaos". Meanwhile, the UN's aid system has struggled to bring in aid after Israel slightly eased its total blockade of the territory last month. 3:29 Those groups say Israeli restrictions, the breakdown of law and order, and widespread looting make it extremely difficult to deliver aid to Gaza's roughly two million Palestinians. Experts have warned that the Palestinian territory is at risk of famine if more aid is not brought in. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. They are still holding 58 hostages, around a third of them believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals. Israel's military campaign has killed over 54,000 people, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants. The offensive has destroyed vast areas of the territory, displaced around 90% of its population and left people almost completely reliant on international aid.
Al Arabiya
01-06-2025
- General
- Al Arabiya
Israeli gunfire kills 10, wounds over 100 near aid point, Gaza rescuers say
Gaza rescuers said Israeli gunfire killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded more than 100 early Sunday as thousands of people headed towards a US-backed aid distribution site. 'At least 10 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 others... were wounded due to gunfire from Israeli vehicles towards thousands of citizens' approaching a US aid site west of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP.
Arab News
01-06-2025
- General
- Arab News
Gaza rescuers say Israeli gunfire kills 10, wounds over 100 near aid
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Gaza rescuers said Israeli gunfire killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded more than 100 early Sunday as thousands of people headed toward a US-backed aid distribution site. 'At least 10 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 others... were wounded due to gunfire from Israeli vehicles toward thousands of citizens' approaching a US aid site west of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal said.
