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Al Mayadeen
5 days ago
- Health
- Al Mayadeen
Starved and slaughtered: Palestinians bombed at Gaza food 'aid site'
In one of the most harrowing massacres to date, Israeli occupation forces conducted a mass killing of starved Palestinians awaiting food aid in Khan Younis early Tuesday morning, killing more than 60 Palestinians and injuring over 200 others, including at least 20 in critical condition. The attack, confirmed by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, struck near the al-Tahlia roundabout, a known distribution point for dwindling humanitarian relief. Survivors described scenes of utter horror: children torn apart by shrapnel, bloodied bodies strewn among plastic bags of flour. Emergency, intensive care, and operating room departments are experiencing severe overcrowding with the influx of deaths and injuries, the Ministry revealed, highlighting the increasingly catastrophic situation of the healthcare system in the Strip. It revealed that medical teams are operating with limited supplies of life-saving medications and supplies, renewing its urgent appeal to all relevant authorities to increase relevant aid. Concurrently, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that two Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces near Street 10 in southern Gaza City. In a separate tragedy, an Israeli airstrike on Old Gaza Street in Jabalia, northern Gaza, killed a young Palestinian girl. #WATCH | Footage shows the aftermath of a massacre committed by the Israeli occupation, whereby 45 #Palestinians were martyred and hundreds were wounded as Israeli occupation forces targeted aid seekers, east of Khan Younis, southern #Gaza. total number of Palestinians killed across the Gaza Strip since dawn has climbed to 64, as Israeli forces continue to intensify attacks on civilians. Many of the victims were targeted while attempting to access humanitarian aid, with additional deaths and injuries reported in the north of the Strip during aid distribution. As Gaza's healthcare system teeters on collapse, Nasser Medical Complex, the main hospital in Khan Younis, struggles to absorb the influx of victims. Emergency rooms overflowed, surgeons worked without anesthesia, and corridors filled with the cries of grieving families. Doctors, already working on skeleton staff and minimal supplies, reported dozens of life-threatening injuries and warned that many more may succumb to injuries in the coming hours without urgent intervention. Even as scenes of carnage emerge daily from across Gaza, Western governments remain largely unshaken in their support. The US administration continues to funnel weapons and political cover. European capitals issue statements of 'concern' while abstaining from meaningful action. And the UN, constrained and defanged, pleads powerlessly. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Tuesday that hospitals received the bodies of 61 martyrs, including six retrieved from under the rubble, and 397 injuries over 24 hours. Many victims remain trapped beneath debris and along roads, unreachable due to continued bombardment. Since October 7, 2023, as of June 16, 2025, the death toll of the Israeli genocide in Gaza has surged to 55,493 Palestinians killed and 129,320 injured. Since March 18, 2025, the total toll has risen to 5,194 killed and 17,279 wounded. Moreover, as the Israeli-made famine looms over Gaza, 59 starved Palestinians were killed since early morning, and over 200 were injured while trying to receive aid at designated 'aid distribution sites' and were later transported to hospitals, as per the Ministry's report. The death toll among Palestinians killed while seeking food aid in designated distribution zones has now climbed to 397, with more than 3,031 others wounded, according to the report.
Al Mayadeen
5 days ago
- Health
- Al Mayadeen
Gaza Ministry reports 139 martyrs amid ongoing Israeli strikes
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Sunday that hospitals received the bodies of 139 martyrs, including five retrieved from under the rubble, and 425 injuries over 24 hours. Many victims remain trapped beneath debris and along roads, unreachable due to continued bombardment. Since October 7, 2023, as of June 16, 2025, the death toll of the Israeli genocide in Gaza has surged to 58,026 Palestinians killed and 138,520 injured. Since March 18, 2025, the total toll has risen to 7,450 martyred and 26,479 wounded. Moreover, as the Israeli-made famine looms over Gaza, 28 starved Palestinians were killed since early morning, and over 180 were injured while trying to receive aid at designated 'aid distribution sites' and were later transported to hospitals, as per the Ministry's report. The death toll among Palestinians killed while seeking food aid in designated distribution zones has now climbed to 833, with more than 5,432 others wounded, according to the report. At least 62 Palestinians were killed on Sunday as Israeli forces intensified their aerial and artillery assault across the Gaza Strip, striking residential neighborhoods, medical staff, and camps sheltering displaced civilians. According to Gaza's Civil Defense, 28 of the fatalities occurred in Gaza City alone, amid relentless bombardment that continues to devastate densely populated areas. The casualties include women, children, doctors, and humanitarian workers. Meanwhile, in Khan Younis, Civil Defense Lieutenant Ahmed Ismail al-Bureim was killed in an attack on forcibly displaced civilians in the Abasan area. His martyrdom raises the total number of Civil Defense personnel killed since the beginning of the genocide to 131. Strikes also targeted civilians near aid distribution centers and in displacement zones. Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that three Palestinians were killed near a humanitarian aid point north of Rafah, while drone strikes on tents sheltering families in al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, claimed three more lives, including that of a child in al-Sumoud camp. In a harrowing massacre, a direct Israeli strike on the crowded al-Samer junction in central Gaza City killed 17 Palestinians, among them a child and a physician, leaving over 50 others wounded. Concurrently, Israeli warplanes bombed a local market, killing Dr. Ahmed Qandil, a renowned general surgery consultant. Further bombardment struck the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, where four Palestinians were killed near the Jordanian Hospital. Additional airstrikes hit homes in al-Sham'a and areas surrounding the al-Sham'a Mosque, as per our correspondent. Additionally, artillery shelling on al-Nadeem Street in al-Zaytoun killed at least one Palestinian and wounded others. In the central Gaza Strip, reports indicate that air raids on al-Nuseirat refugee camp alone left at least 50 people dead. Medical teams continue to operate under catastrophic conditions, facing shortages of equipment, targeted attacks, and ongoing threats to their lives. That said, human rights organizations have condemned the strikes on civilian areas, health workers, and critical infrastructure, urging immediate international action to stop the Israeli genocide.
