Israeli Airstrikes, Aid Site Shootings Kill 59 Palestinians Gaza

At least 31 Palestinians were fatally shot while attempting to reach an aid distribution site near Rafah in southern Gaza, operated by the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to hospital officials and witnesses. Palestinian medics reported that most of the injured had gunshot wounds, with the Red Cross field hospital seeing its largest influx of casualties in over a year. Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians, including children, across Gaza, including in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis. Eyewitnesses described deliberate, sustained gunfire from Israeli troops targeting civilians seeking food aid, though the Israeli military denied causing injuries and claimed warning shots were fired to disperse threats. The United Nations and other organizations have condemned the aid distribution system as flawed and dangerous, with thousands of Palestinians killed trying to access food amid ongoing blockade and conflict. The overall death toll in Gaza continues to rise amid a protracted conflict marked by severe shortages of food, medicine, and fuel.