US Edition74 Killed in Gaza as Israeli Forces Strike a Cafe and Fire on People Seeking Food
- On June 30, 2025, Israeli forces struck the Al-Baqa Cafe and fired on Palestinians seeking food aid in Gaza City, killing at least 74 people.
- The strikes occurred amid intensified Israeli bombardments in Gaza following evacuation orders for northern Gaza and ongoing conflict sparked by a 2023 Hamas attack.
- Witnesses said a warplane hit the crowded cafe suddenly without warning, shaking it like an earthquake, while Israeli troops opened fire at crowds returning from aid distribution sites.
- Health authorities reported that at least 30 died at the cafe and 23 more were killed while seeking food, including women, children, and journalists, as the military says it targets militants hiding among civilians.
- The Israeli military is reviewing the strikes, and the events illustrate a deadly pattern causing over 500 Palestinian deaths near aid sites over the past month amid a disputed, chaotic aid program.
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The deadly attacks on food lines in Gaza have transformed the war into a cruel spectacle. The violence has a performative function; before the world as an audience, it is confirmed again and again that some people's lives lack value, writes the historian of ideas Patricia Lorenzoni.
On Monday, an Israeli strike targeted a busy café by the sea, killing 24 people, including women, children and the elderly. The attack turned the beach into a carnage scene.
The stories of the people killed in Israeli strike on Gaza cafe
At least 24 people were killed in Gaza yesterday when an Israeli airstrike hit a beachside cafe in Gaza City. Witnesses described horrific scenes as the missile hit – saying the popular cafe had been full of families at the time. The IDF says it is now “reviewing” the strike, claiming it had been targeting “several Hamas terrorists”. We tell the stories of some of those killed. Warning: this report contains distressing images.
Israel Bombs Crowded Gaza Cafe, Killing Dozens, Including Children
Israeli attacks on Gaza killed nearly 100 Palestinians on Monday, including at least 39 people who died when an Israeli warplane bombed a seaside cafe in northern Gaza City. Among those killed were children celebrating a birthday party, the prominent visual artist Frans al-Salmi and the photojournalist Ismail Abu Hatab. He’s at least the 227th Palestinian journalist killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 2023. Palestinian journalist Bay…
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