LIVE: Israel kills dozens of Palestinian aid seekers in central Gaza

Al Jazeera

a day ago

Israeli forces have shot and killed at least 25 aid seekers at a food distribution site near the so-called Netzarim Corridor, south of Gaza City, according to medical sources cited by our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.In southern Gaza, at least four Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli drone attack on a tent for displaced people in the al-Mawasi area near al-Qarara town, north of Khan Younis city, according to a Nasser Hospital source speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic.Israel has deported four out of 12 activists on board the intercepted Gaza-bound aid boat, the Madleen, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg. The remaining eight were taken into custody after they refused to leave Israel voluntarily.Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, for 'inciting extremist violence' against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 54,981 Palestinians and wounded 126,920, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks of October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Update:
Date: 1m ago (06:35 GMT)
Title: At least 25 aid seekers killed in central Gaza
Content: Israeli forces have opened fire near an aid distribution point by central Gaza's so-called Netzarim Corridor, according to medical sources speaking to our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
This incident is the latest in a string of deadly shootings near aid distribution sites since the Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation assumed control of aid operations in late May.
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Update:
Date: 6m ago (06:30 GMT)
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