Israeli forces kill 4 more aid seekers as northern Gaza braces for looming offensive
The killings occurred near aid points amid a worsening famine affecting over 500,000 Palestinians, with more than 2,000 killed seeking aid since May, Gaza's Health Ministry reported.
- On Sunday, Israeli forces fatally shot four Palestinian aid seekers moving within a restricted area near the southern outskirts of Gaza City amid escalating tensions prior to a planned military offensive.
- The killings occurred as Israel intensifies military operations to seize Gaza City, and Hamas accused Israel of aiming to destroy everything above ground and forcibly transfer Palestinians.
- Gaza City, which hosts hundreds of thousands including many displaced individuals, is facing famine after nearly two years of conflict and continued limitations imposed by Israel on the entry of essential food and medical aid.
- Gaza’s Health Ministry reported the death toll from malnutrition-related causes rose by eight to 289, including one child, while over 2,000 Palestinians have been killed seeking aid at distribution points.
- The intensifying conflict and humanitarian crisis suggest worsening conditions as Israel advances militarily, with fears of forced displacement and widespread destruction in northern Gaza.
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Israelis kill more Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces killed four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said.
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Gaza Strip: Israeli forces killed four aid seekers travelling on Sunday, August 24, through a military zone south of Gaza City — an area regularly used by Palestinians trying to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said. The deaths add to the growing toll of Palestinians killed while seeking food, as parts of the Gaza Strip plunge into famine and Israel’s military ramps up activity in northern Gaza ahead of a planned offensi…
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