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SvennoJ on 08 August 2025
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Far-right Israeli protesters block trucks carrying Gaza aid at Jordan crossing

Far-right Israeli protesters have blocked trucks carrying humanitarian aid destined for Gaza for several hours at the Allenby Bridge, known in Jordan as the King Hussein Bridge, separating the occupied West Bank and Jordan.

A post on X with footage of the group said they were blocking the Jordanian trucks carrying much-needed supplies to Palestinians in Gaza this morning as aid is the “oxygen of Hamas in the fight against our soldiers”.

Far-right protesters regularly impede aid trucks crossing through Israel to reach Gaza, where an ongoing starvation crisis caused by Israel’s ongoing blockade has resulted in almost 200 deaths.

 
Two aid seekers killed at GHF site in central Gaza

We are hearing from an Al Jazeera correspondent on the ground that two Palestinians were killed while trying to get food from a distribution site run by the GHF near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.


Gaza’s Civil Defence warns airdropping aid risks civilian lives, urges safer delivery methods

Basal Mahmoud, Gaza’s Civil Defence spokesman, has warned international donors that airdropping aid poses great risks for civilians. The dropping of heavy parcels from the sky causes injuries and deaths when they fall on civilians in densely populated areas, Mahmoud said in a statement.

It also causes stampedes as hundreds of people gather at the sites where aid is dropped, leading to injuries, he added.

“We at the Palestinian Civil Defence call on international donor agencies and humanitarian organisations to adopt safe and organised methods for delivering aid, through land crossings and with field coordination that ensures it reaches those who deserve it without further loss of life,” he said.


Palestinians injured while trying to get airdropped aid

A Palestinian activist has released footage documenting the first moments of a stampede as people rushed to obtain food aid after an airdrop in the Remal neighbourhood of Gaza City.

Footage verified by Al Jazeera showed the collapse of what appeared to be a crowded metal balcony that local Palestinian media said injured at least six Palestinians, including several children.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oJQGfi0T7VQ


Israel touts more limited air drops of aid as Gaza starves

The Israeli military says it allowed six countries, including the Netherlands for the first time today, to airdrop 72 packages of humanitarian aid over Gaza. It added that it has now allowed more than 1,000 aid packages to be dropped over the ruins of Gaza by nine countries.

The UN and international stakeholders said the airdrops are woefully insufficient to meet the needs of the over two million starving Palestinians in Gaza. They are dangerous as well, with an aid package injuring multiple children earlier today, as we reported.

Gaza requires the equivalent of at least 600 aid trucks entering in order to stave off famine, according to UN and international reports.

Translation: #Watch| What kind of humanity drops from the sky and kills the innocent?!


72 Palestinians killed, 314 wounded in Gaza in last 24 hours: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry in Gaza has released the latest casualty figures in the bombarded enclave:

  • Gaza hospitals recorded four new deaths from starvation in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of malnutrition-related deaths since Israel’s war began to 201, including 98 children.
  • Sixteen Palestinians have been killed and 250 others injured while seeking aid in Gaza in the last 24 hours.
  • That brings the total number of aid seekers killed to 1,772; Another 12,249 have been wounded.
  • The Palestinian death toll since Israel’s war on Gaza began is now 61,330, with another 152,359 people injured.