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3 days ago
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Israel kills 72 in Gaza, including hungry Palestinians waiting for food
Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed dozens of Palestinians, including people seeking food at aid distribution hubs, as the already catastrophic humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave deteriorates by the day. Medical sources told Al Jazeera on Sunday that at least 72 people were killed since dawn in Israeli strikes targeting multiple locations across Gaza, including at least 47 in Gaza City and the north of the territory. Al Jazeera's Moath al-Kahlout, reporting from Gaza City, described 'catastrophic' scenes at the al-Ahli Hospital in the northern city as dozens of wounded civilians sought help following Israeli strikes on the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods, as well as al-Zawiya market. 'There are too many wounded civilians here, including children. Many are lying on the ground because there are not enough beds or medical supplies to treat them. This facility is struggling to cope due to severe shortages,' he said. 'The Israeli military has dropped leaflets in eastern Gaza City, ordering civilians to move south. These leaflets are often followed by intense and repeated attacks, resulting in the large number of casualties we are witnessing now.' The victims on Sunday also included at least five Palestinian aid seekers killed near food distribution centres run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) north of Rafah, according to medics. Since the United States- and Israel-backed GHF took over limited aid deliveries in Gaza in late May amid a punishing Israeli blockade, Israeli soldiers have regularly shot at Palestinians near distribution centres, killing more than 580 people, and wounding more than 4,000, according to the Gaza Government Media Office. A recent report by Israel's Haaretz newspaper quoted unnamed Israeli soldiers as saying they had received orders to fire at crowds of unarmed aid seekers to disperse them. Geoffrey Nice, a human rights lawyer, told Al Jazeera that the killings going on around the GHF are 'inexplicable'. 'What is absolutely astonishing to outsiders is that it is in the business of apparently providing aid where it is desperately needed, and those providing aid with you end up shooting dead hundreds of people,' said Nice, who also took part in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former the humanitarian crisis in the Strip is worsening, with babies and toddlers dying due to a lack of nutrients. Christy Black, an Australian nurse volunteering in Gaza City, said the hospital she's based in is short of medical supplies, including formula for pregnant women who require nasogastric feeding. That leaves many without the nutrients needed to lactate – as well as baby formula, she said. 'Our most vulnerable are dying,' Black told Al Jazeera. 'We've seen a couple of babies die over the last couple of days in Gaza City. It's really desperate here.' Malnourishment also makes it difficult to heal from wounds, she said, adding that there is a significant uptick in respiratory illnesses due to the number of bombs being dropped on Gaza. 'We're seeing children going through the rubbish trying to find something to eat … Children who might be nine or 10 years old that look like two-year-olds,' she Israeli bombardment of the besieged enclave relentless, there are indications of a fresh impetus to end the war in the wake of the US and Israeli bombings of Iran's nuclear facilities and the ensuing ceasefire between Israel and Iran. On Sunday, US President Donald Trump seemed determined to seal a truce. 'MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!' he said in a Social Truth post. His comments came after he said he believed a ceasefire could be reached within a week. 'I think it's close. I just spoke to some of the people involved,' Trump said on Saturday. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not comment on the push for a truce, he said in the past week that behind-the-scenes talks have been taking place to try and secure a 60-day pause in fighting. Negotiations revolve around a proposal put forward by the US back in March to extend phase one of a ceasefire that Israel violated by resuming its bombing of Gaza. Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut, reporting from Amman, Jordan, said, 'Netanyahu is under a lot of pressure as Trump has been quite outspoken for some time that he wants to see a ceasefire in Gaza'. 'And prior to Israel's attacks on Iran, just about two weeks ago, there was a lot of pressure from European allies because of the Israeli military's conduct in the Gaza Strip,' she said. In the meantime, the Jerusalem District Court cancelled this week's hearings in Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial, accepting a request that the Israeli leader made, citing classified diplomatic and security grounds. It was unclear whether a social media post by Trump – one suggesting the trial could interfere with Netanyahu's ability to join negotiations with Hamas and Iran – influenced the court's decision. The ruling, seen by Reuters, said that new reasons provided by Netanyahu, the head of Israel's spy agency Mossad and the military intelligence chief justified cancelling the hearings. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust – all of which he denies. He has cast the trial against him as an orchestrated left-wing witch-hunt meant to topple a democratically elected right-wing leader. On Friday, the court rejected a request by Netanyahu to delay his testimony for the next two weeks because of diplomatic and security matters following the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, which ended last Tuesday. He was due to take the stand on Monday for cross-examination. 'It is INSANITY doing what the out-of-control prosecutors are doing to Bibi Netanyahu,' Trump said in a Truth Social post. He said Washington, having given billions of dollars worth of aid to Israel, was not going to 'stand for this'. A spokesperson for the Israeli prosecution declined to comment on Trump's post. Netanyahu reposted Trump's comments on X and added: 'Thank you again, @realDonaldTrump. Together, we will make the Middle East Great Again!' Trump said Netanyahu was 'right now' negotiating a deal with Hamas, though neither leader provided details, and though officials from both sides have voiced scepticism over prospects for a ceasefire soon.
Al Jazeera
3 days ago
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- Al Jazeera
Israeli air strikes kill dozens in Gaza amid worsening humanitarian crisis
Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed dozens of Palestinians, including people seeking food at aid distribution hubs, as the already catastrophic humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave deteriorates by the day. Medical sources told Al Jazeera on Sunday that at least 45 people were killed in Israeli strikes targeting multiple locations across Gaza, including 29 in Gaza City and the north of the territory. Among them were at least five Palestinian aid seekers killed near food distribution centres run by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) north of Rafah, according to local emergency workers quoted by an Al Jazeera correspondent on the ground. Since the United States- and Israel-backed GHF took over limited aid deliveries in Gaza in late May amid a punishing Israeli blockade, Israeli soldiers have regularly shot at Palestinians near distribution centres, killing more than 580 people, and wounding more than 4,000, according to the Gaza Government Media Office. A recent report by Israel's Haaretz newspaper quoted unnamed Israeli soldiers as saying they had received orders to fire at crowds of unarmed aid seekers to disperse them. 'Heavy bombardment continues across the Gaza Strip, as we continue to get reports of a series of deadly incidents since dawn today,' said Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. Azzoum said casualties included two children killed in an Israeli strike on a residential house in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood. And multiple rockets also struck southern Khan Younis, where Israeli forces hit a makeshift tent in the coastal area of al-Mawasi, killing five people, he said. 'Witnesses report that booby-trapped explosives have been used to blow up entire residential neighbourhoods, as the Israeli military says it is concentrating operations in Khan Younis to defeat Hamas battalions there,' Azzoum added. 'Most vulnerable are dying' Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis is worsening, with babies and toddlers dying due to a lack of nutrients. Christy Black, an Australian nurse volunteering in Gaza City for four weeks now, says the hospital she's based in is short of medical supplies, including formula for pregnant women who require nasogastric feeding. That leaves many without the nutrients needed to lactate – as well as baby formula, she said. 'Our most vulnerable are dying,' Black told Al Jazeera. 'We've seen a couple of babies die over the last couple of days in Gaza City. It's really desperate here.' Malnourishment also makes it difficult to heal from wounds, she said, adding that there is a significant uptick in respiratory illnesses due to the number of bombs being dropped on Gaza. 'We're seeing children going through the rubbish trying to find something to eat … Children who might be nine or 10 years old that look like two-year-olds,' she added. Ceasefire talks With Israeli bombardment of the besieged enclave relentless, there are indications of a fresh impetus to end the war in the wake of the US and Israeli bombings of Iran's nuclear facilities and the ensuing ceasefire between Israel and Iran. On Sunday, US President Donald Trump seemed determined to seal a truce. 'MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!' he said in a Social Truth post. His comments came after he said he believed a ceasefire could be reached within a week. 'I think it's close. I just spoke to some of the people involved,' Trump said on Saturday. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not comment on the push for a truce, he said in the past week that behind-the-scenes talks have been taking place to try and secure a 60-day pause in fighting. Negotiations revolve around a proposal put forward by the US back in March to extend phase one of a ceasefire that Israel violated by resuming its bombing of Gaza. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet on Sunday evening with security officials to discuss Israel's war on Gaza and map out the next moves. The army has said it is closer to achieving its military objectives in Gaza. Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut, reporting from Amman, Jordan, said, 'Netanyahu is under a lot of pressure as Trump has been quite outspoken for some time that he wants to see a ceasefire in Gaza.' And prior to Israel's attacks on Iran, just about two weeks ago, there was a lot of pressure from European allies because of the Israeli military's conduct in the Gaza Strip,' she said. In the meantime, the Jerusalem District Court cancelled this week's hearings in Netanyahu's long-running corruption trial, accepting a request that the Israeli leader made, citing classified diplomatic and security grounds. It was unclear whether a social media post by Trump – one suggesting the trial could interfere with Netanyahu's ability to join negotiations with Hamas and Iran – influenced the court's decision. The ruling, seen by Reuters, said that new reasons provided by Netanyahu, the head of Israel's spy agency Mossad and the military intelligence chief justified cancelling the hearings. Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust – all of which he denies. He has cast the trial against him as an orchestrated left-wing witch-hunt meant to topple a democratically elected right-wing leader. On Friday, the court rejected a request by Netanyahu to delay his testimony for the next two weeks because of diplomatic and security matters following the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, which ended last Tuesday. He was due to take the stand on Monday for cross-examination. 'It is INSANITY doing what the out-of-control prosecutors are doing to Bibi Netanyahu,' Trump said in a Truth Social post. He said Washington, having given billions of dollars worth of aid to Israel, was not going to 'stand for this'. A spokesperson for the Israeli prosecution declined to comment on Trump's post. Netanyahu reposted Trump's comments on X and added: 'Thank you again, @realDonaldTrump. Together, we will make the Middle East Great Again!' Trump said Netanyahu was 'right now' negotiating a deal with Hamas, though neither leader provided details, and though officials from both sides have voiced scepticism over prospects for a ceasefire soon.
Al Jazeera
6 days ago
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- Al Jazeera
Israeli attacks kill more than 30 people in Gaza, including 3 near aid site
More than 30 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as Israel's national security minister called for a 'complete halt' of humanitarian aid supplies to the Palestinian territory. Local health authorities said on Thursday that Israeli air attacks killed at least 15 people in two separate attacks in Gaza City, including nine people who were killed at a school housing displaced families in the city's Sheikh Radwan suburb. A separate strike killed nine people near a tent encampment in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave. Hospital sources told Al Jazeera that nine people were killed and wounded in a drone attack on Deir el-Balah's market street, sending Wednesday's death toll from Israeli attacks above 30. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported that three people were killed and others injured by Israeli army fire while waiting for humanitarian aid near a distribution point at the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, the latest in a series of killings at aid distribution points set up by the controversial US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). According to Gaza's Government Media Office, at least 549 Palestinians have been killed while attempting to get food from the sites since the GHF began operations on May 27. It said the attacks on those seeking aid have also caused 4,066 injuries, and that 39 civilians remained missing following the attacks. According to British charity Save the Children, more than half of the casualties in the attacks near distribution hubs were children. Of the 19 deadly incidents reported, the organisation found that children were among the casualties in 10 of them. 'No-one wants to get aid from these distribution points and who can blame them – it's a death sentence. People are terrified of being killed,' said Ahmad Alhendawi, Save the Children's regional director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe. The GHF has been criticised by the United Nations and international humanitarian organisations, which say it is inadequate to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza's population. The GHF took over aid operations in May, following mounting criticism against Israel's months-long total blockade on aid getting into the Strip. That had pushed most of the population to the brink of starvation. Since then, a trickle of aid has been allowed in, but the disastrous humanitarian situation has barely improved. On Thursday, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for the Israeli government to reimpose its total blockade. 'The humanitarian aid currently entering Gaza is an absolute disgrace,' he said, adding that 'what is needed in Gaza is not a temporary halt to 'humanitarian' aid, but a complete stop.' Meanwhile, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned that families across Gaza are at risk of dying of thirst amid the collapse of water supply systems. UNRWA noted that only 40 percent of drinking water production facilities are still operating, and that 'Gaza is on the edge of a man-made drought. 'Extracting water from wells stopped due to fuel shortages, others located in dangerous areas that are difficult to access, pipelines are broken and leaking, and water tankers that often do not arrive,' the agency said. Diplomacy, one more time? As Israel continues its assault on Gaza, Arab mediators, Egypt and Qatar, backed by the United States, reached out to the warring parties in a bid to hold new ceasefire talks, but no exact time was set for a new round, according to Hamas sources. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who leads a coalition with far-right parties, insists that Hamas, which has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades, release all captives, relinquish any role and lay down its weapons to end the war. Hamas, in turn, has stated it would release the captives if Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire and withdraws all its troops from Gaza. While it has conceded it would no longer govern Gaza, Hamas has refused to discuss disarmament.
Al Jazeera
23-06-2025
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- Al Jazeera
Israel kills at least 30 Palestinians in Gaza, including aid seekers
At least 30 people have been killed in various Israeli attacks as the military relentlessly pounds the besieged enclave, medical sources say, with the overall Palestinian death toll in the war nearing a staggering 56,000. Those killed on Monday include at least 13 aid seekers who lost their lives while desperately trying to access food for their families at distribution centres run by the controversial United States- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which the United Nations has condemned for its 'weaponisation' of aid. The killings are the latest in a wave of daily carnage, targeting hungry Palestinians who continue to make the perilous journey to the food distribution points. Critics have slammed the sites as 'human slaughterhouses' amid a worsening hunger and looming famine crisis. Israeli attacks on Palestinians near aid centres have killed more than 400 people and wounded about 1,000 since the GHF began distributions on May 27. Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City, said Israel is engaged in its conflict with Iran while it also continues 'the killing of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip with deadly air strikes on tents or residential homes'. 'Hungry crowds gather at food distribution centres in Rafah or the Netzarim Corridor. So far, 13 aid seekers have been shot dead today. They are among 30 people killed by Israel's military since the early hours,' Mahmoud said. Meanwhile, the Wafa news agency reported that at least four people were killed and several others wounded by an Israeli air attack on a residential building in northern Gaza's Jabalia. Three others, all brothers, were killed by Israeli forces while they were inspecting their damaged home in the al-Salateen area of Beit Lahiya, in northern Gaza. In central Gaza, al-Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp announced it had received the bodies of two Palestinians and treated 35 others injured in Israeli strikes on crowds gathered along Salah al-Din Street. Sixteen of the wounded were in critical condition and transferred to other hospitals in the central governorate, Wafa said. Israeli artillery also shelled the Shujayea neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City. The latest casualty figures bring the number of people killed in the territory since the start of Israel's 20-month war to 55,998, with at least 131,559 wounded. Energy crisis The attacks come as the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) warned that the lack of reliable energy sources is a key threat to survival in Gaza. The 'deliberate denial of energy access', like electricity and fuel, 'undermines fundamental human needs' in the enclave, the NRC said in a new report. Israel has maintained a crippling aid blockade on Gaza, sealing vital border crossings, and preventing the entry of aid spanning from food, to medical supplies and much-needed fuel. 'In Gaza, energy is not about convenience – it's about survival,' Benedicte Giaever, executive director of NORCAP, which is part of NRC, said. 'When families can't cook, when hospitals go dark and when water pumps stop running, the consequences are immediate and devastating. The international community must prioritise energy in all humanitarian efforts,' she added. NRC's report noted that without power, healthcare facilities in Gaza have been adversely affected, with emergency surgeries having to be delayed, and ventilators, incubators and dialysis machines unable to function.
Al Jazeera
20-06-2025
- Health
- Al Jazeera
At least 35 killed in new Israeli attack on Gaza aid seekers
At least 35 Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli fire while waiting for humanitarian aid near the Netzarim Corridor, in the central Gaza Strip, sources at al-Awda Hospital told Al Jazeera. Israeli jets also bombed a house west of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, killing at least eight people and injuring more. Hospitals in Gaza said at least 50 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army on Friday. Israeli attacks on hungry Palestinians near aid centres have killed hundreds of people since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) started distributions on May 27. The shadowy Israeli- and United States-backed group tasked with distributing aid supplies has been criticised by the United Nations for its 'failure' to ensure the safe delivery of supplies in Gaza, where aid agencies have warned that the entire population is facing the threat of famine after Israel imposed a total blockade from early March to late May. Ismail al-Thawabta, the director-general of Gaza's Government Media Office, said on Thursday that the total number of aid seekers killed stood at 409, and 3,203 more had been injured. UNICEF warned the Gaza Strip was also facing a man-made drought as its water systems collapsed. 'Children will begin to die of thirst,' spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva on Friday. 'Just 40 percent of drinking water production facilities remain functional.' The UN agency warned that the GHF distribution system was 'making a desperate situation worse'. Elder, who was recently in Gaza, said he had many testimonials of women and children injured while trying to receive food aid, including a young boy who was wounded by a tank shell and later died of his injuries. He said a lack of public clarity on when the sites, some of which are in combat zones, were open was causing mass casualty events. 'There have been instances where information [was] shared that a site is open, but then it's communicated on social media that they're closed, but that information was shared when Gaza's internet was down and people had no access to it,' he said. On Wednesday, the GHF said in a statement it had distributed three million meals across three of its aid sites without an incident.
