June 22, 2025 By Kamal Yalwa
At least 26 Palestinians, including 11 individuals seeking food aid, have been killed in the latest wave of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, according to local health authorities. The attacks occurred on Saturday, further deepening the humanitarian crisis in the besieged territory.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that 202 people have been killed and 1,037 others wounded in the last 48 hours alone as Israeli bombardments intensified across the Strip.
Among the dead were aid recipients at food distribution centres operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF)—an entity backed by the United States and Israel. The United Nations has previously condemned the GHF, accusing it of the “weaponisation” of humanitarian aid.
In a separate incident, the Wafa news agency said an Israeli drone strike killed three displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, a southern Gaza area previously designated as a “safe zone” by the Israeli military. The strike hit a tent housing members of the Shurrab family, leaving several others injured.
Since Israel began its military campaign in Gaza in October 2023, at least 55,908 Palestinians have been killed and 131,138 wounded, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The repeated targeting of civilians—especially those at aid centres and in designated safe zones—has drawn increasing international condemnation and raised alarm over the worsening hunger and displacement crisis in the enclave.
