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Israeli Tanks & Snipers Kill 79 Palestinians at Aid Site in Northern Gaza

HeadlineJul 21, 2025

Israeli forces killed at least 115 Palestinians on Sunday, including 92 people who died while seeking aid. In the deadliest incident, Israeli troops massacred at least 79 people at the Zikim crossing in northern Gaza, where Palestinians gathered to wait for 25 aid trucks from the U.N. World Food Programme. In a statement, the U.N. agency said, “As the convoy approached, the surrounding crowd came under fire from Israeli tanks, snipers and other gunfire.” The head of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said the facility was overwhelmed with victims shot by Israel.

Dr. Hassan al-Shaer: “Now Al-Shifa Hospital is full of martyrs and wounded. The situation is catastrophic. We can no longer handle the influx of injuries, so we have started directing patients to other field hospitals. The situation is extremely bad and disastrous. There are so many dead and wounded, and we simply cannot treat them all. … The Israeli army is targeting anyone heading to get food in the Zikim area. People are starving. Signs of malnutrition are starting to appear.”

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