US EditionAt least 51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say
KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP, JUN 17 – Israeli tank fire hit Palestinians waiting for food aid in Khan Younis, killing at least 51 and wounding over 200 amid ongoing blockade and conflict, Gaza Health Ministry reported.
- On Monday, Israeli tank shells struck a crowd waiting for humanitarian supplies in Khan Younis, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of at least 51 Palestinians.
- The attack occurred amid a 19-month war triggered by a Hamas attack in October 2023 and after Israel partially lifted an 11-week blockade.
- Witnesses said the crowd gathered on a main road to receive food aid from U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation trucks, which got stuck near Israeli troops.
- Medical personnel reported at least 51 fatalities and 200 injuries, with eyewitness Alaa describing how people were allowed to advance and assemble in large numbers before being struck by incoming tank shells.
- The incident highlights ongoing mass killings near aid sites amid severe hunger, with half a million Gaza residents facing starvation and aid supplies critically low.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinians at aid station
Israeli forces killed at least 51 Palestinians at an aid station in Gaza, according to witnesses. Shootings at aid distribution sites in the enclave happen almost daily, but this may have been the deadliest: A local journalist said two missiles and a tank shell landed in the crowd. Since May, the private, US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been the only source of food aid in the strip, and every day thousands of Palestinians …
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