Officials in Gaza say Israeli forces have killed another 90 Palestinians over the past 24 hours, including dozens waiting near new food distribution centers. Israeli forces have killed over 550 people trying to access food aid over the past four weeks. Palestinians have described the aid sites as death traps.
Muhammad Abu Nada: “We trusted the occupation soldiers after they told us to take the package. I walked past the tank and picked up the package, and suddenly they started shooting directly at us. The young men were ambushed and fell to the ground. Some were shot in the head, some in the feet.”
In other news from Gaza, seven Israeli troops were killed Wednesday when an explosive device was planted on their armored vehicle. It was the deadliest attack on Israeli forces in Gaza in months.
Meanwhile Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is calling on Israel to halt all humanitarian aid into Gaza despite warnings from the U.N. that the entire population of Gaza is at risk of famine.