US EditionConflicting reports as 21 Palestinians killed near Gaza Aid Hub
- Israeli gunfire near a US-supported aid distribution center in Rafah, southern Gaza, on Sunday resulted in the deaths of 31 Palestinians and left over 176 wounded.
- The incident followed the recent launch of a US-backed new aid mechanism that bypasses the UN-led system after a two-month blockade, although the managing group denied the event occurred.
- Witnesses described chaotic scenes with heavy Israeli gunfire from drones and tanks targeting crowds gathered for aid, while injured were evacuated to hospitals and field facilities.
- Mahmud Bassal, a civil defence spokesperson, stated that 31 individuals lost their lives and over 176 were wounded when Israeli forces opened fire on a large crowd gathered close to the American humanitarian facility in Rafah, located in southern Gaza.
- The deaths deepened international concern over Gaza's humanitarian crisis amid widespread displacement and food shortages, with aid flow insufficient despite eased blockade and scaled delivery efforts.
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Beware complicit silenceAlfred Fabri of Attard writes:Earth bleeds in Gaza. Concrete and bone crush together beneath a merciless sky. Children’s laughter, silenced by artillery, echoes from playgrounds turned graveyards, tiny shoes like abandoned prayers in the debris. Mothers claw at rubble, calling names lost to the ashes and tears.This is hell, live-streamed to a watching,...
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