Israeli forces fire on people waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 25, witnesses and hospitals say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of people waiting for aid trucks in central Gaza early Tuesday, killing at least 25 people, Palestinian witnesses and hospitals said.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment.
The Awda hospital in the urban Nuseirat refugee camp, which received the victims, said the Palestinians were waiting for the trucks on the Salah al-Din Road south of Wadi Gaza.
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Hamilton Spectator
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- Hamilton Spectator
A changed Middle East brings vindication for Netanyahu but comes at a cost for Israel
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Forbes
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A short while later, the country's Defense Minister Israel Katz told the Times of Israel he has instructed the IDF to 'respond forcefully to Iran's violation of the ceasefire with intense strikes against regime targets in the heart of Tehran.' 2:45 a.m. EDT Israel confirmed it had agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Iran but warned that any violations by Tehran would draw a forceful response. June 24, 1:15 a.m. EDT In a post on his Truth social platform, Trump wrote: 'THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!' June 23, 11:45 p.m. EDT Iranian state media announced a ceasefire has been 'imposed' on Israel after Iran's 'successful missile attacks,' and the TV anchor claimed that Trump had 'pleaded' with Iran to do so. The annoucement then cited Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on X, who said: 'As of now, there is NO 'agreement' on any provided that the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.' 6:02 p.m. EDT In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that Israel and Iran agreed to a 'Complete and Total CEASEFIRE' in the next 24 hours, after days of exchanging air and missile strikes. The president offered no further details about what either side agreed to, but insisted both sides would 'remain PEACEFUL and RESPECTFUL.' 4 p.m. EDT Trump said 'hardly any damage was done,' while 13 of the missiles Iran fired were 'knocked down' and one was 'set free,' he wrote, making multiple inferences that there would be no escalation of the military conflict between Tehran and Washington, while also thanking Iran for 'giving us early notice' of the counterstrikes. Trump said Iran has 'gotten it all out of their 'system,' and there will, hopefully, be no further hate,' writing 'CONGRATULATIONS WORLD, IT'S TIME FOR PEACE!' in the series of posts. 2 p.m. Officials at the Department of Defense confirmed to multiple outlets that Al Udeid Air Force base was targeted by short and medium-range ballistic missiles, but no casualties have been reported from the attack. 1:10 p.m. EDT In televised remarks, the Iranian government took credit for the attack, which it called 'a mighty and successful response' to the American strikes. 12:48 p.m. EDT Iran filed missiles toward Al Udeid Air Force Base near Doha. Majed Al-Ansari, a spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned the attack and said the nation's air defenses 'successfully thwarted the attack and intercepted the Iranian missiles.' 9:20 a.m. U.S. cities were on edge Monday morning, with Miami briefly shutting down its Metrorail after a 'suspicious package' was found at Stephen P. Clark Government Center in Miami, requiring the building and the surrounding area to be evacuated, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office told Forbes, while the Miami Herald reported a bomb squad was called. 7:30 a.m. EDT The Israeli military said it struck the routes leading up to Iran's underground Fordow nuclear facility—which was targeted by U.S. bunker busters—'in order to obstruct access' to the site. 6.30 a.m. EDT Russian President condemned the U.S. military's strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, calling it an 'absolutely unprovoked act of aggression against Iran; it has no basis or justification,' after meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Moscow. 4 a.m. EDT China has been as one of the more vocal critics of the U.S. strikes on Iran, with its foreign ministry saying the move 'seriously violates the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, and escalates tensions in the Middle East.' June 22, 10:30 p.m. EDT According to NBC News, Iran sent a message to Trump through an intermediary during last week's G7 summit, warning that it would activate sleeper-cells to carry out terror attacks inside the U.S. 9:30 p.m. EDT Earlier on Sunday, the president raised the prospect of regime change in Iran, despite other officials in his administration insisting that the U.S. was not seeking such a thing. The U.S. struck three nuclear sites across Iran Saturday—Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, following more than one week of strikes between Iran and Israel, with Trump warning there would be 'peace or tragedy for Iran' depending on whether they retaliated. The next day, Trump claimed Iran's nuclear sites sustained 'monumental damage' from the U.S. strikes, citing satellite images. Iranian military officials accused America of 'committing crimes' against the Iranian state and strikes between Iran and Israel continued over the course of the weekend. The U.S. strike was conducted by seven B2 Spirit bombers that took off from an Air Force base in Missouri overnight, Hegseth and Caine said Sunday. One of those bombers dropped two massive ordnance penetrators on a nuclear facility in Fordo at 2:10 a.m. local time, Caine said—the first of 14 bombs dropped across Iran. Additionally, a submarine launched more than two dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles at the nuclear facility in Esfahan around 5 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Caine said. Caine added the operation also involved launching more bombers to the Pacific as a decoy, which he called an 'effort known only to an extremely small number of planners and key leaders.' Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the U.S. operation an 'outrageous, grave, and unprecedented violation of the fundamental principles of the charter of the United Nations and international law' and Trump. On Monday, Iran fired several missiles into the Al Udeid Air Force Base near Doha, one of the largest U.S. air force bases in the Middle East. Trump announced Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire later Monday, which Israel later accused Iran of violating and threatened military action. 'American deterrence is back,' Hegseth said. 'We will act swiftly and decisively when our people, our partners or our interests are threatened.' The escalation in the Middle East began on June 13 after Israel launched a surprise campaign of airstrikes at key Iranian nuclear facilities, initially killing at least 78 people. Iran responded by launching volleys of missiles at Israeli targets in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The two adversaries continued to exchange strikes over the course of the week, but the U.S. initially stayed out of the conflict. On Thursday, Trump abruptly announced he would make a decision about joining Israel's war against the Middle Eastern nation within two weeks, urging Iran to make a deal. The U.S. and Iran had spent weeks attempting to negotiate a new nuclear deal in Oman, but the talks were suspended after the Israeli campaign began.
