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- At least 21 were killed by Israeli fire near an aid hub in the Netzarim corridor central Gaza
- In a second incident in south Gaza about 2 km from another hub, 25 people were killed
GAZA: Bloodshed continued in Gaza on Tuesday despite the Iran-Israel ceasefire as Israeli forces killed another 46 Palestinians waiting for aid.
At least 21 were killed by Israeli fire near an aid hub in the Netzarim corridor central Gaza. Witness Ribhi Al-Qassas said troops had “opened fire randomly” at a crowd of about 50,000 people.
In a second incident in south Gaza about 2 km from another hub, 25 people were killed. “Israeli forces targeted civilian gatherings near Al-Alam and Al-Shakoush areas with bullets and tank shells,” civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said.
Ziad Farhat, a paramedic at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, said: “Every day we face this scenario ... in unbearable numbers. Hospitals cannot accommodate the number of casualties.”
Aid distribution has been handled since May by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial US company whose operation is backed by Israel and policed by private security contractors. The distribution of food and other aid has been criticized by the UN and other agencies.
The head of UNWRA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, said the system was “an abomination,” and a spokesman for the UN human rights office, Thameen Al-Kheetan, condemned the “weaponization of food” in Gaza.
The Health Ministry in Gaza said that since late May at least 516 Palestinians had been killed and nearly 3,800 injured by Israeli fire while seeking food.