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Times
a day ago
- Health
- Times
‘More than 30 killed' in shootings near Gaza aid centres
More than 30 people were killed when Israeli troops opened fire on crowds of Palestinians seeking food from two aid distribution centres in Gaza, according to health officials. One witness claimed that soldiers started shooting 'indiscriminately' on a gathering in the al-Tina area of Khan Yunis, about two miles from a site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), on Saturday morning. A second incident of gunfire was reported in the Shakoush area northwest of Rafah, a few hundred yards from another GHF hub. Israel's military said it was 'looking into' the claims. The GHF, which was formed to deliver aid to civilians with support from the Israeli army, has not yet commented on the latest reports but has previously disputed figures issued by the Hamas-led government and the UN. Gaza's civil defence agency told the AFP news agency that 22 were killed in Khan Yunis and four in Rafah. Separate figures given by hospital officials at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis put the total number of deaths at 32, including 25 in Khan Yunis and seven in Rafah, the Associated Press reported. 'It was a massacre. The occupation opened fire at us indiscriminately,' Mahmoud Mokeimar told the Associated Press after the incident in Khan Younis. Sanaa al-Jaberi, a 55-year-old woman, said: 'We shouted 'food, food', but they didn't talk to us. They just opened fire.' Another witness, Abdul Aziz Abed, told AFP that he set off to the aid centre at dawn with five of his relatives to get food but was thwarted by the gunfire. 'Every day I go there and all we get is bullets and exhaustion instead of food,' he said. Dr Mohamed Saker, the head of the Nasser hospital's nursing department, told the AP news agency that most of the dead and wounded were shot in their heads and chest. He described the situation at the hospital as 'difficult and tragic' due to the lack of medical supplies. The UN said earlier this week that nearly 900 people had been killed trying to access aid in the six-week period since the GHF took charge of humanitarian aid in Gaza, including 674 at or around GHF sites. That figure is disputed by the GHF, who have denied reports of innocent civilians being shot. On Wednesday the organisation admitted that 20 people were killed in a crowd surge at one aid site but blamed agitators affiliated with Hamas for causing the disaster. The GHF said in a statement on Friday that it had successfully distributed 79 million meals since its foundation last May. It claimed its work had been 'made more difficult by a coordinated disinformation campaign led by Hamas' and blamed 'the amplification of those lies from the mainstream media and the United Nations'. Restrictions placed on media access make it difficult to independently verify details and death tolls provided by officials. The Israeli military has acknowledged in the past that its troops had fired warning shots on 'suspicious' people and has blamed militants for provoking the violence. The Israeli government has also rejected allegations reported by the Haaretz newspaper that soldiers had been ordered to shoot at crowds if they arrived at the aid sites too early, too late, or in the wrong place. More than 58,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Hamas started the war in October 2023 by attacking Israel, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping more than 200.
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Washington Post
Toddler shot and wounded in Southeast D.C., police say
A 1-year-old girl was shot and wounded Monday evening in Southeast Washington, D.C. police said. The girl was taken to a hospital with a wound that was not thought to be life-threatening, said Freddie Talbert, a spokeswoman for the police. She had been hit in an arm, Talbert said. The shooting was reported at about 7:10 p.m. in the 800 block of Yuma Street SE, Talbert said. Detectives are investigating, but no information was immediately available about any suspect or motive. Police gave a description of an SUV that they called a 'vehicle of interest.' It was described only as a dark gray Cherokee. However, no information was available about any connection between the vehicle and the shooting. The child appeared to be among the youngest to be hit by gunfire in the city this year. The site of the shooting is a residential street that includes two-story attached duplexes. It is in the Washington Highlands neighborhood, across the street from the Ferebee-Hope Recreation Center.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
DHS release video showing attempted robbery of off-duty federal officer in NYC
Homeland Security released surveillance video showing an off-duty federal officer exchanging gunfire during a robbery attempt in New York City. Solve the daily Crossword
Al Jazeera
2 days ago
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera reporter in Gaza hears gunfire during Israeli assault
Al Jazeera reporter in Gaza hears gunfire during Israeli assault NewsFeed Gunfire could be heard close to Al Jazeera's Tareq Abu Azzoum as he reported on an Israeli assault in Deir el Balah in central Gaza, where Israeli forces dropped thousands of leaflets on Sunday issuing forced displacement notices. Video Duration 01 minutes 06 seconds 01:06 Video Duration 00 minutes 46 seconds 00:46 Video Duration 01 minutes 18 seconds 01:18 Video Duration 01 minutes 52 seconds 01:52 Video Duration 02 minutes 10 seconds 02:10 Video Duration 00 minutes 57 seconds 00:57 Video Duration 02 minutes 48 seconds 02:48
The Independent
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
More than 90 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces while seeking food, Gaza officials say
At least 93 Palestinians queuing for food aid have been killed, according to officials in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, most of them reportedly shot by Israeli forces at the Zikim crossing. Many of those killed were shot during chaotic scenes at the Zikim crossing between Israel and northern Gaza, according to officials. The UN World Food Programme reported that a convoy of 25 aid trucks entering Gaza was quickly overwhelmed by 'massive crowds of hungry civilians' – chaos that soon turned deadly as gunfire erupted. 'WFP reiterates that any violence involving civilians seeking humanitarian aid is completely unacceptable,' it said in a statement. A UN official, speaking anonymously due to media restrictions, said Israeli forces opened fire on crowds attempting to retrieve food from the aid convoy. Footage taken by UN officials and shared with the Associated Press showed scenes of Palestinian men fleeing amid the sound of automatic gunfire. 'Suddenly, tanks surrounded us and trapped us as gunshots and strikes rained down. We were trapped for around two hours,' said Ehab Al-Zei, who had been waiting for flour and said he hadn't eaten bread in 15 days. Speaking amid the chaos of bodies being carried away, he added: 'I will never go back again. Let us die of hunger, it's better.' Nafiz Al-Najjar, who was injured, said tanks and drones targeted people 'randomly' and he saw his cousin and others shot dead. The Israeli military claimed those killed posed a threat but disputed Gaza's death toll. Meanwhile, Israel issued new evacuation orders in central Gaza, raising fears of fresh offensives in areas packed with displaced people and potentially holding Israeli hostages. In central Deir al-Balah, Israeli airstrikes hit three houses, prompting dozens of families to flee with whatever belongings they could carry, according to Reuters. The Hostages Family Forum, a grassroots group representing many relatives of those held captive, criticised the new evacuation order and called on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli military to clarify their objectives in central Gaza. 'Enough! The Israeli people overwhelmingly want an end to the fighting and a comprehensive agreement that will return all of the hostages,' the forum said. On Saturday night, during a weekly protest, tens of thousands marched in Tel Aviv to the branch of the US embassy, demanding an end to the war. Pope Leo XIV has strongly condemned the ongoing war in Gaza, calling out its 'barbarity' and the ' indiscriminate use of force '. The Pope decried a recent Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church and appealed for 'an immediate end to the barbarity of the war and for a peaceful resolution to the conflict' at the end of the Angelus prayer at Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence near Rome. Last week, an Israeli strike on Gaza's only Catholic church killed three people and wounded 10 – including the parish priest, once a daily confidant of the late Pope Francis. Israel has expressed 'deep sorrow' and launched an investigation into the incident. The church had been sheltering some 600 displaced civilians, many of them children and people with disabilities. 'This act, unfortunately, adds to the ongoing military attacks against the civilian population and places of worship in Gaza,' the Pope said on Sunday. 'I appeal to the international community to observe humanitarian law and respect the obligation to protect civilians, as well as the prohibition of collective punishment, the indiscriminate use of force, and the forced displacement of populations.' Rizeq Betaar, a Palestinian man who survived the attack at Zikim, helped carry one young victim to the hospital. 'We saw this young man lying on the ground, and we were the ones who carried him on the bicycle. We're trying to get him to help. But there is nothing,' Betaar was quoted as saying by Al Jazeera. 'There are no ambulances, no food, no life, no way to live any more. We're barely hanging on.' Unrwa warned on Sunday that Israeli authorities are 'starving civilians in Gaza', including a million children, despite the agency having enough food stockpiled to feed the entire population for over three months. Sharing images from a warehouse in Arish, Egypt, Unrwa urged: 'Open the gates, lift the siege, allow Unrwa to do its work and help people in need among them 1 million children.' Last week, it reported that babies were already dying from 'severe acute malnutrition'. Israel, in turn, has cut ties with the agency over unproven Hamas links. Since May, the distribution of aid in Gaza has shifted from the traditional UN-led system to one led by the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The change, combined with a blockade imposed by Israel on 2 March, has made food increasingly scarce and expensive. According to the UN, by 13 July, at least 875 people had been killed in recent weeks while attempting to access food – 674 of them near GHF distribution sites. The remaining 201 died along routes or near convoys operated by the UN or its partners. Among the victims are children who were trying to fetch water for their families, according to the Guardian. Since the war began on 7 October 2023 with a Hamas attack on Israel that killed around 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage, more than 58,800 Palestinians have been killed and over 140,000 injured, according to Gaza health authorities.
