Gaza City – At least 43 Palestinians have been killed in fresh Israeli attacks on Gaza since Monday morning, according to local medical sources, pushing the total death toll since the start of the war to over 56,000. Among the dead are 13 civilians killed while attempting to access food aid at controversial distribution centres in the besieged enclave.
The victims were reportedly gathered near facilities operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a US- and Israeli-backed NGO whose operations have been condemned by the United Nations for the “weaponisation” of humanitarian aid. Human rights groups say Israeli forces have repeatedly targeted these sites, calling them “human slaughterhouses” due to the frequency and scale of civilian casualties.
Since the GHF began aid distributions on May 27, Israeli strikes near its centres have killed more than 400 people and wounded around 1,000 others, according to Palestinian officials. Monday’s attacks mark another grim chapter in a worsening hunger crisis, with many Gazans risking their lives daily to feed their families amid reports of famine in several parts of the territory.
Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City, described the attacks as part of Israel’s ongoing multi-front strategy. “While it engages in direct conflict with Iran, Israel continues its daily killing of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, launching deadly air strikes on tents and residential homes,” he said.
