Deial Al Bala, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured on Monday, and a desperate crowd was heading towards food distribution points. Gaza Stripaccording to eyewitnesses and local health officials.
Israeli blockade and military attacks made it nearly impossible to deliver aid safely, contributing to the territorial contributions Slide towards hunger Almost 22 months after the war with Hamas. Aid Groups take Israeli weekly measures to allow more aid Not enough. Family Gaza hostage Fearful hunger also affects them, but blames Hamas.
It has been killed in Israeli fires since May, according to eyewitnesses, local health authorities and the United Nations Human Rights Office. The military says it only fired warning shots and fought against the victims.
As international warnings emerge, several countries are broadcasting aid to Gaza. The United Nations and aid groups call such drops costly and dangerous to residents, and say they provide far less aid than trucks.
AP Video Shows AirDroped Aid Scramble
Many food parcels have been dropped in the air Scattered across the Mediterranean Or they landed in the so-called red zone where Israeli forces ordered people to evacuate. In either case, Palestinians risk their lives to get flour and other basic goods.
On Monday, Palestinians cheered as a pallet of aid was parached on Zwaida in central Gaza. The Associated Press footage showed a hopeless scramble as the plot hit the ground, with hundreds of people running towards them. A boxing fight broke out, and several men wielding their batons around.
“I want them to deliver it through the intersection (of the land),” Lava Lava said as he was waiting for an air drop. “This is inhumane.”
At least one parcel fell into a tent that evacuated people were protecting, causing injury to a man who was taken to the hospital. His condition was not immediately known.
Dozens of people killed in search of assistance.
At least 16 people have been killed near the Israeli-controlled Jikim intersection, and near the Israeli-controlled Jikim intersection, according to records from Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
The situation wasn’t immediately clear, but the intersection has recently seen several shootings in which witnesses and health officials have denounced Israeli forces. There were no immediate comments from the military.
At least 10 people died as thousands of people were waiting for aid trucks. Morag corridorThe Israeli army was carved between the cities of Khan Eunice and Rafa in the southern part of the city.
Mohammed al-Masri, who was one of the crowd, said Israeli forces fired as a group of young men tried to advance towards the front. “The occupying forces shot many people in the head and back,” he said.
Nasser Hospital of Khan Younis said they received 10 bodies from Morag and five other people killed near the aid site in the southern part of Gaza. Gaza Humanitarian Foundationan American contractor supported by Israel.
The GHF said there were no violent incidents on or near the site. It said a new UN route is running near two sites south, bringing together a large group of people who will drop their fleets. Since opening four sites in May, contractors have only used pepper spray or warning shots that have been fired several times to prevent fatal crowds, according to GHF.
“It’s a death trap.”
Al Auda Hospital in central Gaza said it had received eight bodies killed near the GHF site in the Israeli-controlled Netsarim Corridor, and 50 more people were injured. Witnesses and health officials said Israeli forces fired at the crowd.
The Associated Press photo showed a man carrying the body away from the site as others were carrying a bag of food.
“It’s like yesterday, it’s like the day before,” said Ayman Lukhab, a young Palestinian who said he had failed to try to reach the site for the past three days. “It’s a death trap.”
The Israeli military said it fired warning shots at those approaching “in a way that posed a threat to the army.” It said it was unaware of the victim.
Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and on October 7, 2023, 251 people attacked, sparking the war. They still held 50 hostages, of which around 20 were believed to be alive.
Israeli retaliatory military attacks killed more 60,900 Palestiniansaccording to the Gaza Ministry of Health. The ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants by their numbers, says that about half of the deaths were women and children, has medical professionals in place. The United Nations and other independent experts consider the figures the most reliable number of casualties.
Israel challenged the numbers, but does not provide its own.
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Magiddy reported from Cairo.
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