LIVE: Israel bombs Gaza dialysis hospital; outcry over killings at aid hubs
Israeli forces kill 54 people in Gaza and destroy the only facility for 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.
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Date: 7m 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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