Israel-Hamas war, Gaza genocide

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Israeli military carries out deadly attacks across Gaza

Earlier, we reported that the Israeli military opened fire on a crowd of aid seekers south of Gaza City, killing at least 12 Palestinians who had gathered in the hope of receiving food aid.

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic have reported more deadly Israeli military attacks in the early hours of Saturday morning, including:

• Five Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on an apartment building in the town of az-Zawayda in central Gaza, according to a source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
• Another Israeli air strike west of az-Zawayda has killed one Palestinian.
• Three Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli air strike targeting a tent camp for displaced people west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza, according to a source at the Nasser Hospital.

Another Palestinian child dies of malnutrition

Atef Abu Khater, a 17-year-old Palestinian, has died of malnutrition, according to a medical source at al-Shifa Hospital quoted by our colleagues on the ground.

Earlier this week, Abu Khater, who had been in good health prior to the war in Gaza, was hospitalised in intensive care, according to media reports which quoted his father as saying he was no longer responding to treatment.

_{The body of Atef Abu Khater, who lost his life due to malnutrition}

Witkoff’s visit to GHF aid site a ‘new low’ for the US

Mohamad Elmasry, a professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, has called Middle East envoy Witkoff’s visit to a GHF-run aid site in Gaza a “new low” for the US.

“The GHF scheme that Israel and the US came up with has been condemned by everyone. I cannot think of a single aid organisation that has not condemned this,” he told Al Jazeera.

Elmasry labelled the visit a “staged performance” intended to “whitewash” Israeli army crimes.

“This is American and Israeli propaganda. I don’t think it’s going to fool very many people. It’s very difficult to win a public relations war when you are starving a population and then shooting at people and killing them when they’re lined up waiting for aid,” he said.

Bloody routine continues at aid sites after Witkoff’s visit

Another deadly attack on aid seekers has taken place, right after US envoy Witkoff visited a GHF distribution centre in Gaza.

While Witkoff was here yesterday, it was reported as a calm time. It felt like people were getting their hands on food parcels in the most peaceful way possible. But just as the visit ended, we saw the same bloody, horrific routine unfold near Netzarim Corridor. Twelve people were killed as they were waiting for food supplies.

Attacks have also continued elsewhere, including by Israeli army helicopters and drones. One attack on a home in central Gaza killed five people from the same family. Meanwhile, people who are hospitalised are at risk of losing their lives.