Israeli soldier killed in Gaza
The military says the soldier was killed in the southern Gaza Strip, the latest troop casualty since Israel launched its deadly assault on the coastal enclave in October 2023.
The Israeli government has faced domestic pressure to agree to end its war on Gaza in order to secure the release of Israeli captives. Before Israel launched its attacks on Iran, it was also facing growing international calls to halt its attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and allow the free flow of humanitarian aid into the territory.
Rights groups have cautioned that with the world’s attention turned to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, the Israeli military will ramp up its attacks on Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Three killed in Gaza collecting aid: Report
Three Palestinians have been killed and others injured after Israeli forces opened fire on people waiting to receive food assistance in Gaza, a news report says.
Medical sources told the Palestinian news agency Wafa that the lethal incident occurred near the so-called Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza. Several people waiting for aid in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and at-Twam in northern Gaza were also wounded when Israeli forces opened fire.
Number of aid seekers killed in Gaza rises to 5
The number of Palestinians reported killed in Israeli firing while they were waiting for food in Gaza has risen from three to five. Medical sources told Wafa two people were killed and dozens wounded after being shot close to an aid distribution point near Rafah, southern Gaza.
That’s in addition to three people killed earlier by Israeli troops while waiting for aid near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.
