UN: 1,373 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid in Gaza
The United Nations announced on Friday that at least 1,373 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since May 27 while trying to obtain food at aid distribution centers.
The UN stated that "Israeli forces are shooting and shelling Palestinians in the vicinity of Gaza Humanitarian Facility sites, and that 859 Palestinians were killed in the vicinity of Gaza Humanitarian Facility sites and 514 along food aid convoy routes."
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) stated that "the famine in Gaza is entirely man-made," stressing "the need to allow the United Nations, including UNRWA, to do its work so that aid can safely reach those most in need, including one million hungry children."
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