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Five killed close to aid in southern Gaza
Our colleagues, quoting a source at Nasser Medical Complex, are reporting that five Palestinians were killed and others were wounded by Israeli fire near an aid centre west of Rafah.
More than 300,000 suffering from chronic disease in Gaza: NGO
Some 350,000 Palestinians in Gaza are suffering from various chronic diseases, an official from the Palestinian Medical Relief Society has told Al Jazeera.
The announcement comes as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday that the enclave’s “health system is collapsing”.
UN experts and medical officials in Gaza, as well as medical charities, have long accused Israeli forces of deliberately targeting health workers and medical facilities, in what has been described as a deliberate attempt to make conditions unliveable for the Palestinian population in the Strip.
‘Eid arrives not with joy – but with bombs’
James Elder, spokesman for the UN children’s rights agency (UNICEF), says Eid al-Adha “should be a time of coming together and of hope”.
“But for Gaza’s children, Eid is dominated by hunger, by grief, and by the silence of missing voices,” Elder said in a video shared on social media.
He stressed that only a trickle of humanitarian aid is being allowed into the Palestinian territory – far below what residents need. “Let us demand that aid flow freely,” he said.
For the second year in a row, Eid arrives not with joy — but with bombs and the silence of missing voices.
This Eid, let us do more than remember.
Let us take responsibility, stand with the girls and boys of Gaza, demand that aid flow freely, ceasefires are restored, and that… pic.twitter.com/NaruE6icoq
— UNICEF MENA - يونيسف الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا (@UNICEFmena) June 7, 2025
Gaza foundation says it didn’t operate because of ‘Hamas threats’
The Israel- and-US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says it was unable to distribute any humanitarian relief because Hamas issued “direct threats” against the organisation’s aid operations.
“These threats made it impossible to proceed today without putting innocent lives at risk,” it said in a statement.
“GHF will not be deterred. We remain committed to safe, secure and independent aid delivery. We are actively adapting our operations to overcome these threats and fully intend to resume distributions without delay.”
The GHF initiative has been widely criticised by aid groups and the United Nations, which say they already have the means to distribute desperately needed aid and alleviate the suffering of 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza.
Always convenient to blame Hamas for everything, despite all the evidence pointing to Israel.
