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Glasgow Times
a day ago
- Health
- Glasgow Times
At least 31 Palestinians killed while heading to Gaza aid hub, officials say
The witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around 1,000 yards from a new aid site run by an Israeli-backed foundation. Israel's military said in a statement that its forces did not fire at civilians near or within the site, citing an initial inquiry. The foundation – promoted by Israel and the United States – said in a statement it delivered aid 'without incident'. A Palestinian man carries a bag of food after receiving aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP) It has denied previous accounts of chaos and gunfire around its sites, which are in Israeli military zones where independent media has no access. 'Aid distribution has become a death trap,' the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said in a statement. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution has been marred by chaos in its first week of operations, and multiple witnesses have said Israeli troops fired on crowds near its sites. Before Sunday, 17 people were killed while trying to reach the sites, according to Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the Health Ministry's records department. The foundation says private security contractors guarding its sites have not fired on the crowds. Israel's military has acknowledged firing warning shots on previous occasions. The foundation said in a statement it distributed 16 truckloads of aid early Sunday 'without incident', and dismissed what it described as 'false reporting about deaths, mass injuries and chaos'. Thousands of people headed towards the distribution site in southern Gaza hours before dawn. As they approached, Israeli forces ordered them to disperse and come back later, witnesses said. Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP) When the crowds reached the Flag Roundabout, around 1km away, at around 3 am, Israeli forces opened fire, the witnesses said. 'There was fire from all directions, from naval warships, from tanks and drones,' said Amr Abu Teiba, who was in the crowd. He said he saw at least 10 bodies with gunshot wounds and several other wounded people, including women. People used carts to ferry the dead and wounded to a field hospital. 'The scene was horrible,' he said. Most people were shot 'in the upper part of their bodies, including the head, neck and chest,' said Dr Marwan al-Hams, a health ministry official at Nasser Hospital, where many wounded were transferred from the Red Cross-run field hospital. He said 24 people were being treated in Nasser Hospital's intensive care unit. A colleague, surgeon Khaled al-Ser, later said 150 wounded people had arrived, along with 28 bodies. Ibrahim Abu Saoud, another witness, said the military fired from about 300 metres away. He said he saw many people with gunshot wounds, including a young man who died at the scene. 'We weren't able to help him,' he said. Thick smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP) Mohammed Abu Teaima, 33, said he saw Israeli forces open fire and kill his cousin and a woman as they headed towards the distribution site. He said his cousin was shot in his chest, and his brother-in-law was among the wounded. 'They opened heavy fire directly toward us,' he said. An AP reporter arrived at the field hospital at around 6am and saw dozens of wounded, including women and children. The reporter also saw crowds of people returning from the distribution point. Some carried boxes of aid but most appeared to be empty-handed. Officials at the field hospital said at least 21 people were killed and another 175 were wounded, without saying who opened fire. The Health Ministry provided the same toll and later updated it. UN agencies and major aid groups have refused to work with the new system, saying it violates humanitarian principles because it allows Israel to control who receives aid and forces people to relocate to distribution sites, risking yet more mass displacement in the coastal territory. 'It's essentially engineered scarcity,' Jonathan Whittall, interim head in Gaza of the UN humanitarian office, said last week. The UN system has struggled to bring in aid after Israel slightly eased its nearly three-month blockade of the territory last month. The groups say Israeli restrictions, the breakdown of law and order and widespread looting make it extremely difficult to deliver aid to Gaza's roughly two million Palestinians. Experts have warned that the territory is at risk of famine if more aid is not brought in. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. They are still holding 58 hostages, around a third believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals. Israel's military campaign has killed more than 54,000 people, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants. The offensive has destroyed vast areas, displaced around 90% of the population and left people almost completely reliant on international aid. The latest efforts at ceasefire talks appeared to stumble on Saturday when Hamas said it had sought amendments to a US ceasefire proposal that Israel had approved, and the US envoy called that 'unacceptable'.
South Wales Argus
a day ago
- Health
- South Wales Argus
At least 31 Palestinians killed while heading to Gaza aid hub, officials say
The witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around 1,000 yards from a new aid site run by an Israeli-backed foundation. Israel's military said in a statement that its forces did not fire at civilians near or within the site, citing an initial inquiry. The foundation – promoted by Israel and the United States – said in a statement it delivered aid 'without incident'. A Palestinian man carries a bag of food after receiving aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP) It has denied previous accounts of chaos and gunfire around its sites, which are in Israeli military zones where independent media has no access. 'Aid distribution has become a death trap,' the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said in a statement. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution has been marred by chaos in its first week of operations, and multiple witnesses have said Israeli troops fired on crowds near its sites. Before Sunday, 17 people were killed while trying to reach the sites, according to Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the Health Ministry's records department. The foundation says private security contractors guarding its sites have not fired on the crowds. Israel's military has acknowledged firing warning shots on previous occasions. The foundation said in a statement it distributed 16 truckloads of aid early Sunday 'without incident', and dismissed what it described as 'false reporting about deaths, mass injuries and chaos'. Thousands of people headed towards the distribution site in southern Gaza hours before dawn. As they approached, Israeli forces ordered them to disperse and come back later, witnesses said. Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP) When the crowds reached the Flag Roundabout, around 1km away, at around 3 am, Israeli forces opened fire, the witnesses said. 'There was fire from all directions, from naval warships, from tanks and drones,' said Amr Abu Teiba, who was in the crowd. He said he saw at least 10 bodies with gunshot wounds and several other wounded people, including women. People used carts to ferry the dead and wounded to a field hospital. 'The scene was horrible,' he said. Most people were shot 'in the upper part of their bodies, including the head, neck and chest,' said Dr Marwan al-Hams, a health ministry official at Nasser Hospital, where many wounded were transferred from the Red Cross-run field hospital. He said 24 people were being treated in Nasser Hospital's intensive care unit. A colleague, surgeon Khaled al-Ser, later said 150 wounded people had arrived, along with 28 bodies. Ibrahim Abu Saoud, another witness, said the military fired from about 300 metres away. He said he saw many people with gunshot wounds, including a young man who died at the scene. 'We weren't able to help him,' he said. Thick smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP) Mohammed Abu Teaima, 33, said he saw Israeli forces open fire and kill his cousin and a woman as they headed towards the distribution site. He said his cousin was shot in his chest, and his brother-in-law was among the wounded. 'They opened heavy fire directly toward us,' he said. An AP reporter arrived at the field hospital at around 6am and saw dozens of wounded, including women and children. The reporter also saw crowds of people returning from the distribution point. Some carried boxes of aid but most appeared to be empty-handed. Officials at the field hospital said at least 21 people were killed and another 175 were wounded, without saying who opened fire. The Health Ministry provided the same toll and later updated it. UN agencies and major aid groups have refused to work with the new system, saying it violates humanitarian principles because it allows Israel to control who receives aid and forces people to relocate to distribution sites, risking yet more mass displacement in the coastal territory. 'It's essentially engineered scarcity,' Jonathan Whittall, interim head in Gaza of the UN humanitarian office, said last week. The UN system has struggled to bring in aid after Israel slightly eased its nearly three-month blockade of the territory last month. The groups say Israeli restrictions, the breakdown of law and order and widespread looting make it extremely difficult to deliver aid to Gaza's roughly two million Palestinians. Experts have warned that the territory is at risk of famine if more aid is not brought in. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. They are still holding 58 hostages, around a third believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals. Israel's military campaign has killed more than 54,000 people, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants. The offensive has destroyed vast areas, displaced around 90% of the population and left people almost completely reliant on international aid. The latest efforts at ceasefire talks appeared to stumble on Saturday when Hamas said it had sought amendments to a US ceasefire proposal that Israel had approved, and the US envoy called that 'unacceptable'.
Western Telegraph
a day ago
- Health
- Western Telegraph
At least 31 Palestinians killed while heading to Gaza aid hub, officials say
The witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds around 1,000 yards from a new aid site run by an Israeli-backed foundation. Israel's military said in a statement that its forces did not fire at civilians near or within the site, citing an initial inquiry. The foundation – promoted by Israel and the United States – said in a statement it delivered aid 'without incident'. A Palestinian man carries a bag of food after receiving aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP) It has denied previous accounts of chaos and gunfire around its sites, which are in Israeli military zones where independent media has no access. 'Aid distribution has become a death trap,' the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said in a statement. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution has been marred by chaos in its first week of operations, and multiple witnesses have said Israeli troops fired on crowds near its sites. Before Sunday, 17 people were killed while trying to reach the sites, according to Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the Health Ministry's records department. The foundation says private security contractors guarding its sites have not fired on the crowds. Israel's military has acknowledged firing warning shots on previous occasions. The foundation said in a statement it distributed 16 truckloads of aid early Sunday 'without incident', and dismissed what it described as 'false reporting about deaths, mass injuries and chaos'. Thousands of people headed towards the distribution site in southern Gaza hours before dawn. As they approached, Israeli forces ordered them to disperse and come back later, witnesses said. Smoke rises following an Israeli strike in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP) When the crowds reached the Flag Roundabout, around 1km away, at around 3 am, Israeli forces opened fire, the witnesses said. 'There was fire from all directions, from naval warships, from tanks and drones,' said Amr Abu Teiba, who was in the crowd. He said he saw at least 10 bodies with gunshot wounds and several other wounded people, including women. People used carts to ferry the dead and wounded to a field hospital. 'The scene was horrible,' he said. Most people were shot 'in the upper part of their bodies, including the head, neck and chest,' said Dr Marwan al-Hams, a health ministry official at Nasser Hospital, where many wounded were transferred from the Red Cross-run field hospital. He said 24 people were being treated in Nasser Hospital's intensive care unit. A colleague, surgeon Khaled al-Ser, later said 150 wounded people had arrived, along with 28 bodies. Ibrahim Abu Saoud, another witness, said the military fired from about 300 metres away. He said he saw many people with gunshot wounds, including a young man who died at the scene. 'We weren't able to help him,' he said. Thick smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli air strike in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP) Mohammed Abu Teaima, 33, said he saw Israeli forces open fire and kill his cousin and a woman as they headed towards the distribution site. He said his cousin was shot in his chest, and his brother-in-law was among the wounded. 'They opened heavy fire directly toward us,' he said. An AP reporter arrived at the field hospital at around 6am and saw dozens of wounded, including women and children. The reporter also saw crowds of people returning from the distribution point. Some carried boxes of aid but most appeared to be empty-handed. Officials at the field hospital said at least 21 people were killed and another 175 were wounded, without saying who opened fire. The Health Ministry provided the same toll and later updated it. UN agencies and major aid groups have refused to work with the new system, saying it violates humanitarian principles because it allows Israel to control who receives aid and forces people to relocate to distribution sites, risking yet more mass displacement in the coastal territory. 'It's essentially engineered scarcity,' Jonathan Whittall, interim head in Gaza of the UN humanitarian office, said last week. The UN system has struggled to bring in aid after Israel slightly eased its nearly three-month blockade of the territory last month. The groups say Israeli restrictions, the breakdown of law and order and widespread looting make it extremely difficult to deliver aid to Gaza's roughly two million Palestinians. Experts have warned that the territory is at risk of famine if more aid is not brought in. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. They are still holding 58 hostages, around a third believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals. Israel's military campaign has killed more than 54,000 people, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants. The offensive has destroyed vast areas, displaced around 90% of the population and left people almost completely reliant on international aid. The latest efforts at ceasefire talks appeared to stumble on Saturday when Hamas said it had sought amendments to a US ceasefire proposal that Israel had approved, and the US envoy called that 'unacceptable'.
9 News
a day ago
- 9 News
Dozens of Palestinians killed heading to aid hub, officials say
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here At least 31 people have been killed and more than 150 have been wounded while on their way to receive food in the Gaza Strip , according to health officials and multiple witnesses. The witnesses said Israeli forces fired on crowds on Sunday about a kilometre from an aid site run by an Israeli-backed foundation. The army in a brief statement said it was "currently unaware of injuries caused by (Israeli military) fire within the humanitarian aid distribution site. The matter is still under review." Thick smoke and flames erupt from an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) The foundation — promoted by Israel and the US — said in a statement it delivered aid "without incident" early on Sunday. It has denied previous accounts of chaos and gunfire around its sites, which are in Israeli military zones where independent access is limited. Gaza's Health Ministry said 31 people were killed and 170 others were wounded. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution has been marred by chaos in its first week of operations, and multiple witnesses have said Israeli troops fired on crowds near its delivery sites. Before Sunday, at least six people had been killed and more than 50 wounded, according to local health officials. The foundation says the private security contractors guarding its sites have not fired on the crowds. Israel's military has acknowledged firing warning shots on previous occasions. The foundation said in a statement it distributed 16 truckloads of aid early Sunday "without incident" and dismissed what it described as "false reporting about deaths, mass injuries and chaos". Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a US-backed organisation approved by Israel in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Thousands of people headed toward the distribution site in southern Gaza hours before dawn. As they approached, Israeli forces ordered them to disperse and come back later, witnesses said. When the crowds reached the Flag Roundabout, about one kilometre away, about 3am (10am AEST), Israeli forces opened fire, the witnesses said. "There was fire from all directions, from naval warships, from tanks and drones," said Amr Abu Teiba, who was in the crowd. He said he saw at least 10 bodies with gunshot wounds and several other wounded people, including women. People used carts to ferry the dead and wounded to a field hospital. "The scene was horrible," he said. Palestinians run following an Israeli strike in Gaza City, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi) Most people were shot "in the upper part of their bodies, including the head, neck and chest", said Dr Marwan al-Hams, a health ministry official at Nasser Hospital, where many of the wounded were transferred after being brought to the field hospital run by the Red Cross. He said 24 people were being treated in Nasser Hospital's intensive care unit. A colleague, surgeon Khaled al-Ser, later said 150 wounded people had arrived, along with 28 bodies. Ibrahim Abu Saoud, another witness, said the military fired from about 300 meters (yards) away. Abu Saoud said he saw many people with gunshot wounds, including a young man who he said died at the scene. Israeli army vehicle pass by a new sign pointing towards Gaza reading "To release Omri Miron go straight" near Kibbutz Nahal Oz in southern Israel, where Miron was kidnapped from on October 7, on Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg) "We weren't able to help him," he said. Mohammed Abu Teaima, 33, said he saw Israeli forces open fire and kill his cousin and a woman as they headed toward the distribution site. He said his cousin was shot in his chest and his brother-in-law was among the wounded. "They opened heavy fire directly toward us," he said. An AP reporter arrived at the field hospital about 6am (1pm AEST) and saw dozens of wounded, including women and children. The reporter also saw crowds of people returning from the distribution point. Some carried boxes of aid but most appeared to be empty-handed. Officials at the field hospital said at least 21 people were killed and another 175 were wounded, without saying who opened fire on them. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters. Gaza's Health Ministry provided the same toll and later updated it. Israel and the US say the new system is aimed at preventing Hamas from siphoning off assistance. Israel has not provided any evidence of systematic diversion, and the UN denies it has occurred. UN agencies and major aid groups have refused to work with the new system, saying it violates humanitarian principles because it allows Israel to control who receives aid and forces people to relocate to distribution sites, risking yet more mass displacement in the coastal territory. "It's essentially engineered scarcity", Jonathan Whittall, interim head in Gaza of the UN humanitarian office, said last week. The UN system has struggled to bring in aid after Israel slightly eased its nearly three-month blockade of the territory last month. Those groups say Israeli restrictions, the breakdown of law and order and widespread looting make it extremely difficult to deliver aid to Gaza's roughly 2 million Palestinians. Experts have warned that the territory is at risk of famine if more aid is not brought in. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing some 1200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. They are still holding 58 hostages, around a third believed to be alive, after most of the rest were released in ceasefire agreements or other deals. Israel's military campaign has killed more than 54,000 people, mostly women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not say how many of the dead were civilians or combatants. The offensive has destroyed vast areas, displaced around 90 per cent of the population and left people almost completely reliant on international aid. The latest efforts at ceasefire talks appeared to stumble Saturday when Hamas said it had sought amendments to a US ceasefire proposal that Israel had approved, and the US envoy called that "unacceptable". Also on Sunday, Israel said its forces killed the commander of a militant cell it says was behind an attack that killed 21 soldiers in the war's early months. It was among the deadliest single events for the military in nearly 20 months of fighting, excluding Hamas' initial onslaught. A blast from a rocket-propelled grenade fired by militants triggered explosives the soldiers were laying to blow up buildings. Israel Hamas Conflict World Israel War Middle East Palestine Gaza military CONTACT US Property News: He was evicted. Then he saw his home on Airbnb.
Hamilton Spectator
a day ago
- General
- Hamilton Spectator
AP PHOTOS: An AP photographer captures the moment an Israeli airstrike slammed into Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Associated Press photographer captured the moment an Israeli airstrike slammed into a building in Gaza City, showing a rare glimpse of the devastation Israeli air power has had on the Palestinian territory during the 19-month war with Hamas. Jehad Alshrafi's photos show a fireball, a massive cloud of smoke and people running away after Sunday's strike. Israel had warned residents before hitting the building, and there were no reports of casualties. The target of the strike was not known. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
