Category: Israel-Gaza war
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Fifteen killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid site, hospitals say
At least 15 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire as they gathered near an aid distribution centre in central Gaza, hospitals say. Officials at al-Aqsa and al-Awda hospitals said people were shot by troops near a site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is backed by Israel and the US. It is inside…
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Israeli forces kill 51 Palestinians waiting for flour at Gaza aid site, witnesses and rescuers say
Israeli forces have killed more than 51 Palestinians and wounded many more after opening fire near an aid distribution site in southern Gaza, witnesses and rescuers say. The Hamas-run civil defence agency said Israeli troops fired on crowds near the aid site in Khan Younis. More than 200 people were reportedly injured. The Israeli military…
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Witnesses to Israeli strike on Gaza hospital compound saw ‘so many people burning’
Warning: This story contains details which some people may find upsetting Witnesses to an Israeli air strike and resulting fire at a tent camp in a Gaza hospital compound have shared with the BBC their horror and helplessness at seeing people injured and killed in the flames. One mother called it “one of the worst…
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US gives Israel 30 days to boost Gaza aid or risk cut to military support
The US has written to Israel, giving it 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza or risk having some US military assistance cut off. The letter, sent on Sunday, amounts to the strongest known written warning from the US to its ally and comes amid a new Israeli offensive in northern Gaza that…
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UN says Israeli strike on Gaza school killed six of its staff
Unrwa said this was the fifth time al-Jaouni school had been hit since the start of the war The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) says six of its employees have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school it runs in central Gaza. Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said a total of…