Gaza continues reeling from Israeli attacks, starvation deaths and aid chaos
98 Palestinians killed in 24 hours as Israeli strikes intensify; five more starve to death amid collapsing aid system; UN, MSF slam humanitarian crisis as deliberate
GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) — Israeli attacks have killed at least 98 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, including 51 who were attempting to access aid, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza.
Another 603 were reported injured in strikes that have devastated both civilian areas and the limited remaining infrastructure.
The latest barrage of air and drone attacks hit refugee camps, residential apartments, and tents housing displaced civilians. Among the dead were children, women, and the elderly—and a growing number of those simply trying to survive hunger.
A particularly grim toll came from Khan Younis, where five Palestinians starved to death, including a child, as the region suffers from unprecedented food shortages.
The Nasser Hospital reported that another child died while attempting to retrieve airdropped aid, highlighting the dangerous desperation gripping the territory.
Gaza’s starvation toll has now reached 197 deaths, including 96 children, since the blockade-induced famine began.
In Rafah, five Palestinians were shot dead while waiting at an aid distribution point. Israeli drones also struck tents in the so-called “safe zone” of al-Mawasi, killing a woman and her child and igniting fires that civilians tried to extinguish with bare hands due to a lack of emergency services.
Aerial attacks on other residential zones—including Al-Shati and Sheikh Ridwan neighborhoods in Gaza City, the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, and homes in Khan Younis—killed at least 19 more civilians, among them two children.
The United Nations warned that more than 100 premature babies are now at imminent risk as fuel and medical supplies run out in Gaza’s besieged hospitals. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) condemned the situation as “orchestrated killing and dehumanization,” blaming Israeli forces and American contractors for turning food distribution into a militarized and violent process.
The group described the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as a “proxy” fueling further harm under the guise of aid.
Despite rising need, only 92 aid trucks entered Gaza on Thursday—far below the 500-600 trucks per day the UN says are needed just to meet basic humanitarian needs.
Meanwhile, Slovenia became the latest country to act against Israeli settlement policies, announcing a ban on imports from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Palestine’s sports community is also reeling. The Palestinian Football Association confirmed that 808 athletes, including 421 football players, have been killed since October 7—nearly half of them children. Entire training grounds, stadiums, and community centers lie in ruins.
With over 61,258 dead and more than 152,000 wounded, Israel’s 22-month-long war in Gaza continues to shatter families, neighborhoods, and generations.
The UN has again reiterated that there are no safe zones in Gaza, as Israeli military orders continue to displace thousands towards zones like al-Mawasi—which have repeatedly been bombed.
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