Israel kills dozens on eighth day of violence at aid site in Rafah: Ministry
At least 24 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire as they waited for aid distribution in the al-Alam area of Rafah city, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Many more were injured, with one person in critical condition, the ministry added.
Israeli military admits firing near Gaza aid site
The Israeli military says its troops have fired shots at Palestinians about 500 metres from the aid distribution site of US-backed GHF in Gaza.
In a statement in English on Telegram, the army said, “… troops identified several suspects moving toward them, deviating from the designated access routes. The troops carried out warning fire, and after the suspects failed to retreat, additional shots were directed near a few individual suspects who advanced toward the troops.”
The statement said the army was aware of reports regarding casualties, and the details of the incident were being looked into.
Changing the story now to the familiar "suspects moving towards them" just like with the flour massacre over a year ago.
Witnesses recount deadly shooting at Rafah aid centre
Rania al-Astal, 30, said she had gone to the area with her husband to try to get food. “The shooting began intermittently around 5am [03:00 GMT]. Every time people approached Al-Alam roundabout, they were fired upon,” she told the AFP news agency.
Another witness, Mohammed al-Shaer, said at first, “the Israeli army fired shots into the air, then began shooting directly at the people.”
“A helicopter and quadcopters [drones] started firing at the crowd to prevent them from approaching the tank barrier. There were injuries and deaths,” the 44-year-old told AFP.
“I didn’t reach the centre, and we didn’t get any food.”
US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza ‘inhumane’: Charity chief
Bassam Zaqout, director of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, has described the situation at the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Fund’s (GHF) aid distribution sites as a “death trap”.
“Honestly, it’s an inhumane act,” he told Al Jazeera from Gaza City. “It’s a war crime … shooting towards civilians directly while they are waiting for aid.”
Zaqout added that there was no clear eligibility criteria as to who should be receiving aid on any particular day.
It's all a scam for pretending to adhere to IHL. However the food aid is inadequate, there's no fair distribution like the UN provides by name, there are only 4 distribution points in heavily militarized zones and only in the South while the UN operated 400. All the while boasting about a few trucks that get in while at least 500-600 daily are needed to get the civilians back from the brink of famine.
