Gaza City — In one of the bloodiest days of the war for Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid, Israeli forces killed at least 70 people on Tuesday in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, and wounded hundreds more as they gathered for desperately needed food assistance.
According to Gaza health officials and local eyewitnesses, Israeli tanks, drones, and machine guns opened fire on crowds assembled along the main eastern road in the city early Tuesday. The attacks occurred as civilians gathered at a known distribution point for food supplies.
The fatalities in Khan Younis are part of a broader pattern of escalating violence, bringing the total number of Palestinians killed since dawn to at least 89 across the besieged enclave, with scores more injured.
This latest assault comes just three weeks after the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) — backed by Israel and the United States — began distributing aid across Gaza. Since the start of GHF operations on May 26, aid sites have increasingly become targets, with reports indicating hundreds of aid-seeking civilians have been killed while attempting to access food.
Human rights observers have condemned the killings, calling for immediate international intervention and unfettered access to humanitarian corridors.
The Gaza Health Ministry and local aid workers have decried the pattern of attacks as part of a systematic obstruction of humanitarian relief, warning of famine conditions and rising child malnutrition amid the continued blockade.
As of Tuesday night, no official comment had been issued by the Israeli military regarding the Khan Younis incident.
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