Israeli Forces Kill Dozens as Gaza Aid Crisis Deepens Amid Escalating Hunger

Israeli Forces Kill Dozens as Gaza Aid Crisis Deepens Amid Escalating Hunger
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At least 40 Palestinians were killed on Monday by Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across Gaza, including 10 near aid distribution points, health authorities reported, according to Reuters. Medical sources said the fatalities occurred in two separate incidents near facilities run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

More than 1,000 people have reportedly died while seeking aid since GHF operations began in May, many allegedly shot near distribution sites. “Everyone who goes there comes back either with a bag of flour or as a martyr,” said a Gaza resident at Al Shifa Hospital, where families collected the bodies of loved ones.

On Sunday, 13 Palestinians were killed at the Zikim crossing while awaiting UN aid trucks, Gaza officials said. Limited burial supplies and rising fatalities have left families wrapping bodies in blankets due to a shortage of shrouds. Meanwhile, five more people died of starvation in the past 24 hours, raising the hunger death toll to 180, including 93 children.