Israeli strike kills group of children attempting to collect water, whilst dozens of hungry Palestinians killed whilst seeking aid in Rafah

Palestinians have delivered testimony after testimony about the Israeli-backed and U.S.-run “death traps” masquerading as aid sites. But no one listened until Haaretz published direct testimony from…

<article data-history-node-id="424912" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-549-palestinians-killed-seeking-aid-us-israeli-distribution-sites" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/least-549-palestinians-killed-seeking-aid-us-israeli-distribution-sites" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">At least 549 Palestinians killed seeking aid from US, Israeli distribution sites</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 549 Palestinians have been killed while trying to&nbsp;access aid at&nbsp;the US-Israeli&nbsp;Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) sites since it&nbsp;began operating four weeks ago, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.</p> <p>Calling the aid centres&nbsp;“death traps" in a statement, the Gaza authority said 39 aid seekers went missing, and&nbsp;4,066 people were injured in the attacks.</p> <p>“What is taking place at these so-called ‘centres’ constitutes a full-fledged war crime for which the Israeli occupation bears primary and direct responsibility. We strongly condemn this ongoing crime, wherein starving civilians are lured and then systematically and deliberately gunned down on a daily basis according to pre-set schedules,”&nbsp;Gaza’s Government Media Office said.</p> <p>“The occupation is using food as a weapon of mass killing, turning what it claims to be ‘aid’ into a tool of extermination and domination.”</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="424636" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/over-500-palestinian-patients-die-due-israeli-medical-transfer-delays" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/over-500-palestinian-patients-die-due-israeli-medical-transfer-delays" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Over 500 Palestinian patients die due to Israeli medical transfer delays</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 500 patients and wounded Palestinians in Gaza have died as a result of delays in medical referrals amid Israel’s ongoing restrictions on medical travel, according to Dr Ahmed Al-Farra, head of the paediatrics and maternity department at Nasser Medical Complex.</p> <p>Speaking to loca media, Dr Al-Farra accused Israeli forces of deliberately targeting Gaza’s healthcare system “in all its components,” describing the attacks as part of an effort to break the resilience of the Palestinian people.</p> <p>“Under international law, every patient has the right to travel for treatment,” he said. “But the occupation continues to violate these rights without consequence.”</p> <p>Medical professionals in Gaza have repeatedly warned that restrictions on patient movement and attacks on health infrastructure are creating a humanitarian catastrophe, particularly for those with chronic or life-threatening conditions.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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