Health officials in the Gaza Strip say Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 46 Palestinians overnight and into Wednesday, most of them among crowds seeking food.
Israeli strikes and gunfire in the Gaza Strip killed at least 46 Palestinians overnight and into Wednesday, most of them among crowds seeking food, health officials said.
Israel has continued to carry out daily strikes as its military offensive and blockade have led to the “worst-case scenario of famine” in the territory of some 2 million Palestinians, according to an international authority on hunger crises.
Ceasefire talks appeared to have stalled again last week, with no end in sight to the nearly 22-month war sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The Trump administration’s Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected in Israel on Thursday, according to a person familiar with his plans who spoke on condition of anonymity because they have not yet been made public.
More than 30 people were killed while seeking humanitarian aid, according to hospitals that received the bodies and treated dozens of wounded people. Another seven Palestinians, including a child, died of malnutrition-related causes, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
The Israeli military didn’t immediately comment on any of the strikes. It says it only targets combatants and blames civilian deaths on Hamas, because the group operates in densely populated areas. Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union.Strikes, and gunfire at aid sites
Shifa Hospital in Gaza City said that it received 12 people who were killed Tuesday night when Israeli forces opened fire towards crowds awaiting aid trucks coming from the Zikim crossing in northern Gaza.
