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More Palestinians Fatally Shot Attempting to Get Aid in Gaza

HeadlineJun 09, 2025

In Gaza, hungry Palestinians are continuing to be shot dead while attempting to get aid. On Sunday, Al Jazeera reports at least five people were killed and more than 70 wounded after Israeli forces opened fire near an aid site. More than 130 Palestinians have been killed near aid sites over the past two weeks since the launch of a shadowy U.S.- and Israeli-backed aid operation.

On Sunday, Palestinians gathered in Khan Younis for the funeral of Khaled Doghmah, a father of five who was fatally shot while trying to feed his family. This is his aunt Salwah.

Salwah Doghmah: “He was going to get food for his children and himself, to make them live, feed them because they don’t have a pinch of flour at home. They can’t find food to eat. He was going to get aid to sustain his house, to feed them. He was walking there, on his way. He did not reach the distribution site and was shot.”

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