Israel kills over 80 Palestinians in Gaza, including dozens near aid sites
UN agencies call GHF a “death trap” as fatal shootings near food centers continue amid growing international condemnation
GAZA CITY, Palestine (MNTV) — Israeli forces killed at least 86 Palestinians across Gaza on Tuesday, including 56 people near food distribution points operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to hospital sources.
In Rafah alone, 27 civilians were reportedly shot dead while attempting to access aid. The latest attacks raise the total number of Palestinians killed near GHF aid sites to over 400 since the foundation began operations in late May.
Medical facilities across Gaza reported dozens more injuries, with the Salah al-Din Street incident in central Gaza alone accounting for 25 fatalities and over 140 wounded, including 62 critically.
Hospitals in Nuseirat, Khan Younis, and Gaza City were overwhelmed by casualties, with emergency wards reportedly turned into “bloodbaths.”
Eyewitnesses said tanks and drones opened fire on people lining up for aid. “It was a massacre,” one survivor told reporters. Video verified by Al Jazeera showed bodies being brought to al-Awda Hospital.
The Israeli military claimed it was reviewing the incidents, stating that a group of individuals had approached soldiers near the Netzarim Corridor. However, humanitarian groups and witnesses insist most shootings occurred without warning.
The United Nations has sharply criticized the GHF—a joint Israeli-U.S. initiative—for its “militarized” aid delivery model. UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said the system “endangers civilians” and called the ongoing fatalities a direct result of “a flawed and unlawful distribution mechanism.”
UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini described the GHF operation as “a death trap” that “humiliates and degrades desperate people.”
The GHF was established after Israel blocked humanitarian access to Gaza for over two months, prompting famine warnings. Since then, aid seekers have repeatedly come under Israeli fire at food sites, with more than 1,000 injured.
In Berlin, Lazzarini called for the dismantling of the current aid mechanism, while 15 human rights groups, including the International Commission of Jurists, condemned the GHF and called for an immediate halt to “privatized, militarized humanitarian operations.”
Legal experts warned that actors involved in enabling the GHF’s operations could face prosecution for complicity in war crimes, including using starvation as a weapon and forcibly transferring civilians.
Despite the controversy, the United States has committed $30 million in funding to GHF, according to Reuters—marking its first known financial contribution to the group amid growing global scrutiny.
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