Israeli army killed 52 Palestinian aid seekers, injured 340 others since May 27, local authorities say
The Israeli army killed at least nine Palestinians and injured dozens in fresh attacks in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip on Monday, medics said.
A medical source said three people lost their lives and 35 others were injured by Israeli fire while heading to receive aid from an Israeli-American-established aid distribution site in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Four more Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an airstrike targeting a group of civilians near Abu Sharekh Roundabout in northern Gaza, medics said.
A municipal worker was also killed, and two others were injured in Israeli shelling of their vehicle in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza, a medical source said.
Two Palestinian fishermen were wounded by Israeli army fire off the coast of Gaza City, the same source said.
In western Rafah, another Palestinian died of wounds sustained from an earlier Israeli strike while heading toward an aid distribution point.
According to Gaza's government media office, at least 52 Palestinians have been killed and 340 others injured since the Israel-introduced aid mechanism came into force on May 27.
Israel has crafted a plan to establish four aid distribution points in southern and central Gaza, which Israeli media say aims to evacuate Palestinians from northern Gaza into the south.
According to Israel's Army Radio, Israel's aid distribution plan seeks to turn the territory's north into a “completely depopulated area.”
The mechanism was opposed by the international community and the UN, which came as an alternative attempt by Israel to bypass the aid distribution through UN channels.
Since March 2, Israel has kept all border crossings shut, cutting off the entry of food, medicine, fuel, and other essential supplies for Gaza's 2.4 million residents.
Meanwhile, the Israeli army continued to blow up homes and buildings in eastern Gaza City and eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza, witnesses said.
Rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, Israel has pursued a devastating offensive in Gaza since October 2023, killing nearly 55,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. Aid agencies have warned about the risk of famine among the enclave's more than 2 million.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war crimes against civilians in the enclave.
Hello, the comments you share on our site are a valuable resource for other users. Please respect other users and different opinions. Do not use rude, offensive, derogatory, or discriminatory language.
The floor is all yours.
