Israeli strikes kill 87 in 24 hours as aid crisis deepens
Over 61,000 Palestinians killed, starvation-related deaths climb, and aid seekers targeted as UN experts call for dismantling the militarized aid system and global arms embargo on Israel
Gaza, PALESTINE (MNTV) — A fresh wave of Israeli bombardments across the Gaza Strip has left at least 87 Palestinians dead and 644 others wounded in just 24 hours, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported on Tuesday.
The victims include children, women, and civilians gathered at aid distribution points, highlighting the increasing brutality of the nearly 22-month-long war.
Among the dead are eight Palestinians—one child and seven adults—who succumbed to starvation and malnutrition, underlining a worsening hunger crisis that has claimed 188 lives so far, including 94 children.
The number is expected to rise as famine spreads through Gaza’s densely populated areas, especially in the north, where aid remains scarce.
The Health Ministry also confirmed the recovery of eight more bodies from the rubble of previously bombed buildings, as rescue efforts continue amid a collapsing civil infrastructure.
In southern Gaza, Israeli strikes targeted displaced civilians. Five people were killed in al-Mawasi when bombs hit tents sheltering families forced to flee earlier attacks.
Three others were killed and several injured near an aid distribution point south of Khan Younis. In a separate strike, Israeli artillery shelled a mourning tent in western Khan Younis, killing three more people.
In the central part of the strip, two Palestinians, including a woman, were killed in an air raid west of the Nuseirat refugee camp. At the Netzarim Corridor, a central zone designated for aid deliveries, six Palestinians were killed while waiting for food assistance.
Gaza City was once again a major target, with four people killed in two airstrikes on residential apartments, while additional strikes hit homes in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, causing more casualties.
Another bombardment in the city’s northwest killed six and wounded many others. In northern Gaza, four more people died from Israeli gunfire in the Zikim area while awaiting aid delivery.
Since the war began on October 7, 2023, at least 61,020 Palestinians have been killed and 150,671 injured, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The casualties include 1,568 people who died while trying to obtain humanitarian aid since May 27, when Israel, backed by the United States, introduced the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)—a controversial new aid distribution mechanism that critics say has been militarized and weaponized.
The GHF has faced strong condemnation from UN experts, who called it “an utterly disturbing example of how humanitarian relief can be exploited for covert military and geopolitical agendas in serious breach of international law.”
They demanded the immediate dismantling of the GHF and accountability for its executives, while urging the UN and civil society to reclaim control of aid operations.
The experts also issued a broader call for UN member states to impose a full arms embargo on Israel, suspend trade agreements that harm Palestinians, and hold corporations accountable for profiting from the war. They warned that continued international complicity risks undermining the foundations of humanitarian law.
Meanwhile, backlash from scientific and academic communities is growing. Over 1,000 scientists have signed a petition addressed to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), condemning Israel’s actions and warning that the war undermines peaceful collaboration between Israeli, Palestinian, and international researchers. Israel has been a full member of CERN since 2014.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza has become catastrophic. According to the Government Media Office, only 95 trucks of aid entered the territory on Monday—just 15% of the minimum 600 trucks required daily to meet the population’s basic needs. Over the past nine days, only 769 trucks have entered Gaza, averaging just 85 per day.
This shortfall has devastated Gaza’s health and food systems. Hospitals are struggling to cope with the influx of wounded and malnourished patients, while clean water, electricity, and medicine are running out.
The Health Ministry also reported 95 new cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a rare but serious neurological disorder, including 45 children—cases believed to be linked to post-infection complications amid unsanitary conditions.
With aid choked, starvation mounting, and civilians being killed while seeking food or shelter, Gaza’s humanitarian collapse is no longer looming—it is here.
The international community now faces mounting pressure to intervene, with growing calls for an immediate ceasefire, the restoration of unimpeded humanitarian access, and accountability for war crimes committed in the ongoing conflict.
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