LIVE: Israel destroys Gaza dialysis centre; outrage grows at GHF killings

Al Jazeera

2 days ago

Israeli forces have killed 54 people in Gaza and destroyed the only facility for kidney dialysis patients in the north of the enclave.UN and aid groups denounce Israeli killings of dozens of starving Palestinians seeking food near distribution points set up by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).Egypt and Qatar announce new efforts to secure a ceasefire deal based on a US-backed proposal for a 60-day truce and the entry of humanitarian aid.Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 54,418 Palestinians and wounded 124,190, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The Gaza Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive.
Update:
Date: 11m ago (04:15 GMT)
Title: Three killed in Israeli attack at US-backed aid site
Content: We are getting reports there has been a fresh Israeli attack on Palestinians who gathered at the GHF aid distribution point in Rafah just moments ago.
At least three people were killed and 35 others were wounded, according to medical sources.
As we've been reporting, Israeli forces killed at least 31 people at the same site on Sunday.
Update:
Date: 26m ago (04:00 GMT)
Title: Israel destroys North Gaza's only dialysis centre
Content: Here's what we know:
Translation: After it was renovated and reopened just weeks ago to serve dialysis patients—as the only kidney dialysis center in Gaza City and the northern governorate—which had been serving over 160 kidney failure patients in northern Gaza, and despite operating under severe shortages of fuel and medical supplies, the Israeli occupation has destroyed the Nour Al-Kaabi Dialysis Center at the Indonesian Hospital.
Update:
Date: 41m ago (03:45 GMT)
Title: UN condemns Israel's 'militarised' aid mechanism in Gaza
Content: The UN's human rights office (OHCHR) has joined the chorus of concern over the Israeli killings of Palestinian aid seekers at the GHF sites in southern Rafah and near the Netzarim corridor in central Gaza.
It said the killings on Sunday follow multiple reports of deadly attacks at the sites between May 27 and 31, that killed at least 19 Palestinians and wounded 80 others.
The office stressed 'once more that Israel's militarised humanitarian assistance mechanism violates international standards on aid distribution, endangers civilians, and is contributing to the catastrophic situation in Gaza'.
It added, 'The weaponisation of food for civilians and restricting or preventing their access to other life sustaining services constitute a war crime and may constitute elements of other international crimes, including genocide.'
Update:
Date: 49m ago (03:37 GMT)
Title: WATCH: Israel kills dozens of Palestinians waiting for food at US-backed Gaza aid sites
Content: Israeli forces have opened fire on a group of desperate Palestinians gathered near an aid distribution site in Rafah, in southern Gaza.
At least 31 people were killed and more than a hundred others injured.
The distribution point is managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation – a controversial group backed by both Israel and the US.
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Update:
Date: 53m ago (03:33 GMT)
Title: A recap of recent developments
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Update:
Date: 56m ago (03:30 GMT)
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