Gaza health officials report that Israeli forces killed 20 people and injured over 150 as they waited for humanitarian aid in the northern part of the Palestinian enclave. Deliveries of food, medicine, and other necessities have become virtually impossible due to Israel's persistent obstruction and attacks. Northern Gaza is facing famine-like conditions, with people resorting to eating weeds and livestock feed. Dozens of people, including children, have died of starvation and dehydration in recent weeks.
Gaza health officials said Thursday that Israeli forces killed at least 20 people and injured over 150 more as they waited for humanitarian aid in the northern part of the Palestinian enclave, where deliveries of food, medicine, and other necessities have become virtually impossible due to Israel's persistent obstruction and attacks.
Mohammed Ghurab, the director of emergency services at a hospital in the area, told AFP that there were 'direct shots by the occupation forces' at people waiting for a truck carrying food. Northern Gaza is in the grip of famine-like conditions, and desperate people there have resorted to eating weeds and livestock feed amid Israel's suffocating blockade. Dozens of people, including children, have died of starvation and dehydration in northern Gaza in recent weeks. Thursday's attack took place at the Kuwaiti Roundabout in Gaza City, according to the territory's health ministry, which said nearby hospitals were 'unable to deal with' the influx of wounded patient
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