Israeli soldiers use silencers while shooting Gaza aid seekers
For the first time, Israeli soldiers today used silenced weapons to shoot at starving Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza.
Anas al-Sharif, the Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent in northern Gaza, reported that he spoke to multiple witnesses who confirmed the use of silencers in the Sudanese area near Beit Lahiya, deployed by the Israeli army when targeting people around an aid site.
He said this means the Israeli soldiers were trying to inflict casualties without drawing too much attention to themselves.
The development comes as US envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited Gaza for several hours today to see how food distribution works at a site run by the internationally criticised GHF.
Israeli forces kill 65 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn
At least 65 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since Friday morning, medical sources have told Al Jazeera. The sources said 36 people were killed and more than 270 were injured on Friday while seeking food aid.
Meanwhile, Gaza’s Health Ministry reports that two people in the Strip have died from starvation in the last 24 hours. The ministry said the latest deaths bring the total death toll from hunger during Israel’s war on Gaza to 162, including 92 children.
