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ABC News
3 days ago
- Health
- ABC News
Situation in Gaza rapidly deteriorating, UNICEF warns
While the world has been focused on the conflict between Israel and Iran, human rights organisations say the situation in Gaza has been rapidly deteriorating. Of particular concern are reports of shootings at aid distribution sites. Health authorities in Gaza say at least 450 people have died trying to obtain aid over recent weeks, including 40 in just the last 24 hours. The Israeli Defence Force is investigating the incidents. Israel has accused Hamas of hijacking aid deliveries and hiding amongst civilians. 7.30's David Speers interviews James Elder, the global spokesperson for UNICEF, who has just been in Gaza.
Al Jazeera
4 days ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Palestinians in Gaza are calling for their own ceasefire
Palestinians in Gaza are calling for their own ceasefire NewsFeed As Iran and Israel talk peace, Palestinians in Gaza feel left behind. Israeli forces and drones killed more than 70 Palestinians on Tuesday, including at least 51 near aid distribution centres. Video Duration 00 minutes 40 seconds 00:40 Video Duration 00 minutes 54 seconds 00:54 Video Duration 02 minutes 37 seconds 02:37 Video Duration 01 minutes 41 seconds 01:41 Video Duration 01 minutes 42 seconds 01:42 Video Duration 01 minutes 12 seconds 01:12 Video Duration 00 minutes 22 seconds 00:22
Telegraph
03-06-2025
- General
- Telegraph
Hamas fighters smash kneecaps of Gazan ‘food thief'... then post video
Hamas fighters have been filmed torturing a man alleged to have stolen food in Gaza. The graphic footage, circulating on social media accounts linked to the terror group, shows several figures standing over a blindfolded man as they use a metal bar to break his knees. The video comes as the terror group attempts to retain control of Gaza. Statements on Hamas -linked channels report multiple 'executions' of Gazans for taking food in recent days. The Strip was under a total blockade from the beginning of March until late May. Reports indicate that parts of the civilian population are approaching starvation. Aid is being distributed from four purpose-built sites in and around the southern area of Rafah via a controversial US private contractor, but the project has got off to a shaky start with reports of chaotic scenes and multiple killings, allegedly by the IDF, which Israel says it is investigating. There are increasing reports of both criminal gangs and ordinary Gazans looting aid lorries and warehouses. Israel said that bypassing the previous aid model – whereby food and supplies would be delivered directly into communities, but was vulnerable to theft by Hamas – is crucial to breaking the terror group's hold over the population. In Tuesday's video, the blindfolded man screams and writhes in agony as his joints are struck multiple times. Other footage that surfaced in recent days appears to show summary killings of civilians. The evidence is not published via official Hamas accounts and is difficult to verify. But the footage is often accompanied by warnings purporting to be from the terror group. One prominent account stated on Tuesday that 'security forces pursued thieves, executed four of them, suppressed 16 others, and shot eight' in central Gaza in the past 48 hours. Others suggested six people had been killed across the Strip. A message said: 'To every thief, every agent, every exploiter, and highway robber... This is our final message before your files are sealed with bullets.' Similar statements speak of 'field sentences' for defiant civilians, many of whom are named on the Telegram social media channel. Last week, it emerged that Hamas militants kidnapped, tortured and killed 22-year-old Oldai Naser Saadi, one of the leaders of the anti-Hamas protest movement in Gaza. He was reportedly tortured for four hours. His body was then dumped at his family's home. Despite the chaos, the Israeli government has lauded the new aid distribution system, delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, as crucial for breaking the 'fear barrier' among the population of Hamas. It is alleged that the terror group physically tried to prevent people from walking to collect aid as well as releasing propaganda against the GHF. The Telegraph has spoken to ordinary Gazans who say they are turning to theft of food from aid trucks because they are so hungry. During the height of the ceasefire in Jan and Feb, approximately 600 vehicles were entering the Strip each day. But figures suggest that over a 12-day period in late May the total number was just over 1,000.
LBCI
03-06-2025
- General
- LBCI
Gaza rescuers say toll from Israeli fire in Rafah rises to 27
Rescuers in Gaza said Israeli fire targeting civilians near an aid distribution center in the southern city of Rafah killed 27 people on Tuesday, raising an earlier toll. "Twenty-seven people were killed and more than 90 injured in the massacre targeting civilians who were waiting for American aid in the Al-Alam area of Rafah," said civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal, who earlier told AFP the deaths occurred "when Israeli forces opened fire with tanks and drones."
The Guardian
03-06-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Palestinians killed after Israeli military open fire at aid distribution point, Gaza's civil defence agency says – Israel-Gaza war live
Update: Date: Title: Palestinians killed after Israeli military open fire at aid distribution point Content: Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that at least 15 people were killed in the south of the Gaza Strip – with Palestinian news agency Wafa putting the number higher at 24 – when Israeli troops again opened fire near an aid distribution point. A correspondent for Wafa reported that 'Israeli artillery and aircraft fired shells and gunfire at displaced people as they waited for aid' in the vicinity of the Al-Alam roundabout, which is to the west of Rafah. It reported that 200 people were injured. The IDF said in a statement Tuesday that it shot 'a few individual suspects who advanced toward the troops', claiming that people had not followed designated routes. It said 'The IDF is aware of reports regarding casualties, and the details of the incident are being looked into', adding that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation operates 'to enable the distribution of aid to the Gazan residents – and not to Hamas.' Jake Wood, the ex-Marine who previously headed the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation resigned several days ago, saying the operation could not fulfil its mission in a way that adhered to 'humanitarian principles'. Update: Date: 2025-06-03T06:16:31.000Z Title: Welcome and opening summary … Content: Hello and welcome to the Guardian's rolling coverage of the conflict in Gaza and the wider Middle East. Here are the headlines … Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that Israeli troops killed at least 15 people in the south of the Gaza Strip. 'At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded … when Israeli forces opened fire with tanks and drones on thousands of civilians who had gathered since dawn near the Al-Alam roundabout in the Al-Mawasi area, northwest of Rafah,' civil defence spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal told news agency AFP. The Palestinian news agency wafa put the number of people killed at 24 The IDF said in a statement Tuesday that it shot 'a few individual suspects who advanced toward the troops' during the movement of Palestinians along the designated routes toward aid distribution sites in the southern Gaza Strip. It said the people deviated from the designated routes Israel's military said three soldiers were killed during combat in northern Gaza on Monday, without providing details. Israeli media reported that they were killed in an explosion in the Jabaliya area. About 860 Israeli soldiers have been killed since the 7 October attack, including more than 400 during the fighting inside Gaza
