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Japan Today
2 days ago
- Health
- Japan Today
Israeli attacks kill 140 in Gaza in 24 hours, medics say
Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed on Tuesday by Israeli fire while seeking aid in northern Gaza, according to Gaza's health ministry, at Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas By Nidal al-Mughrabi Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 140 people across Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, as some Palestinians in the Strip said their plight was being forgotten as attention has shifted to the air war between Israel and Iran. At least 40 of those killed over the past day died as a result of Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Wednesday, Gaza's health ministry said. The deaths included the latest in near daily killings of Palestinians seeking aid in the three weeks since Israel partially lifted a total blockade on the territory. Medics said separate airstrikes on homes in the Maghazi refugee camp, the Zeitoun neighborhood and Gaza City killed at least 21 people, while five others were killed in an airstrike on an encampment in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Fourteen more people were killed in Israeli fire at crowds of Palestinians awaiting aid trucks brought in by the United Nations along the Salahuddin road in central Gaza, medics said. Asked about the Salahuddin road incident, the Israel Defense Forces said that despite repeated warnings that the area was an active combat zone, individuals approached troops operating in the Nuseirat area in the central Gaza Strip in a manner that posed a threat to forces. Troops fired warning shots, it said, adding that it was unaware of injuries. Regarding other strikes, the IDF said it was "operating to dismantle Hamas military capabilities" while taking "feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm". On Tuesday, Gaza's health ministry said 397 Palestinians among those trying to get food aid had been killed and more than 3,000 wounded since aid deliveries restarted in late May. Some in Gaza expressed concern that the latest escalations in the war between Israel and Hamas that began in October 2023 would be overlooked due to the new Israel-Iran conflict. "People are being slaughtered in Gaza, day and night, but attention has shifted to the Iran-Israel war. There is little news about Gaza these days," said Adel, a resident of Gaza City. "Whoever doesn't die from Israeli bombs dies from hunger. People risk their lives every day to get food, and they also get killed and their blood smears the sacks of flour they thought they had won," he told Reuters via a chat app. 'FORGOTTEN' Israel is now channelling much of the aid into Gaza through a new U.S.- and Israeli-backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which uses private U.S. security and logistics firms and operates a handful of distribution sites in areas guarded by Israeli forces. Israel has said it will continue to allow aid into Gaza, home to more than 2 million people, while ensuring it doesn't get to Hamas. Hamas denies seizing aid, saying Israel uses hunger as a weapon. Philippe Lazzarini, head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, called the current system for distributing aid "a disgrace & a stain on our collective consciousness", in a post on X on Wednesday. The war in Gaza was triggered when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel in October 2023, killing 1,200 and taking about 250 hostages, according to Israeli allies. Israel's subsequent military assault has killed nearly 55,600 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry, displaced almost all the territory's residents, and caused a severe hunger crisis. The World Food Program called on Wednesday for a big increase in food distribution in Gaza, saying that the 9,000 metric tons it had dispatched over the last four weeks inside Gaza represented a "tiny fraction" of what was needed. "The fear of starvation and desperate need for food is causing large crowds to gather along well-known transport routes, hoping to intercept and access humanitarian supplies while in transit," the WFP said in a statement. "Any violence resulting in starving people being killed or injured while seeking life-saving assistance is completely unacceptable," it added. Palestinians in Gaza have been closely following Israel's air war with Iran, long a major supporter of Hamas. "We are maybe happy to see Israel suffer from Iranian rockets, but at the end of the day, one more day in this war costs the lives of tens of innocent people," said 47-year-old Shaban Abed, a father of five from northern Gaza. "We just hope that a comprehensive solution could be reached to end the war in Gaza, too. We are being forgotten." © Thomson Reuters 2025.
GMA Network
2 days ago
- Health
- GMA Network
Israeli fire kills 30 in Gaza, medics say, as attention shifts to Iran
Children hug the body of a Palestinian, who was killed on Tuesday by Israeli fire while seeking aid in northern Gaza, according to Gaza's health ministry, during the funeral at Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, June 18, 2025. REUTERS/ Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO — Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 30 people across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said, as some Palestinians there said their plight was being forgotten as attention shifted to the air war between Israel and Iran. The deaths included the latest in near daily killings of Palestinians seeking aid in the three weeks since Israel partially lifted a total blockade on Gaza that it had imposed for almost three months. Medics said separate airstrikes on homes in the Maghazi refugee camp and Zeitoun neighborhood in central and northern Gaza killed at least 14 people, while five others were killed in an airstrike on a tent encampment in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Eleven others were killed in Israeli fire at crowds of displaced Palestinians awaiting aid trucks brought in by the United Nations along the Salahuddin road in central Gaza, medics said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was looking into the reported deaths of people waiting for food. Regarding the other strikes, it said it was "operating to dismantle Hamas military capabilities" and "feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm." On Tuesday, Gaza's health ministry said 397 Palestinians among those trying to get food aid had been killed and more than 3,000 wounded since aid deliveries restarted in late May. Some in Gaza expressed concern that the latest escalations in the war between Israel and Hamas that began in October 2023 would be overlooked as the focus moved to Israel's five-day-old conflict with Iran. "People are being slaughtered in Gaza, day and night, but attention has shifted to the Iran-Israel war. There is little news about Gaza these days," said Adel, a resident of Gaza City. "Whoever doesn't die from Israeli bombs dies from hunger. People risk their lives every day to get food, and they also get killed and their blood smears the sacks of flour they thought they had won," he told Reuters via a chat app. 'Forgotten' Israel has been channeling much of the aid it is now allowing into Gaza through a new US- and Israeli-backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which operates a handful of distribution sites in areas guarded by Israeli forces. It has said it will continue to allow aid into Gaza, home to more than 2 million people, while ensuring aid doesn't get into the hands of Hamas. Hamas denies seizing aid, saying Israel uses hunger as a weapon against the population in Gaza. The Gaza war was triggered when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel in October 2023, killing 1,200 and taking about 250 hostages, according to Israeli allies. US ally Israel's subsequent military assault on Gaza has killed nearly 55,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry, displaced almost all the territory's residents, and caused a severe hunger crisis. The assault has led to accusations of genocide and war crimes, which Israel denies. Palestinians in Gaza have been closely following Israel's air war with Iran, long a major supporter of Hamas. "We are maybe happy to see Israel suffer from Iranian rockets, but at the end of the day, one more day in this war costs the lives of tens of innocent people," said 47-year-old Shaban Abed, a father of five from northern Gaza. "We just hope that a comprehensive solution could be reached to end the war in Gaza, too. We are being forgotten," he said. — Reuters
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Straits Times
Israeli fire kills 30 in Gaza, medics say, as attention shifts to Iran
An Israeli tank manoeuvres in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY A mourner reacts during the funeral of Palestinians killed on Tuesday by Israeli fire while seeking aid in northern Gaza, according to Gaza's health ministry, at Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas A Palestinian wounded by Israeli fire while seeking aid in northern Gaza, according to Gaza's health ministry, lies at Al-Shifa hospital, in Gaza City, June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed on Tuesday by Israeli fire while seeking aid in northern Gaza, according to Gaza's health ministry, at Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CAIRO - Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 30 people across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local health authorities said, as some Palestinians there said their plight was being forgotten as attention shifted to the air war between Israel and Iran. The deaths included the latest in near daily killings of Palestinians seeking aid in the three weeks since Israel partially lifted a total blockade on Gaza that it had imposed for almost three months. Medics said separate airstrikes on homes in the Maghazi refugee camp and Zeitoun neighbourhood in central and northern Gaza killed at least 14 people, while five others were killed in an airstrike on a tent encampment in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Eleven others were killed in Israeli fire at crowds of displaced Palestinians awaiting aid trucks brought in by the United Nations along the Salahuddin road in central Gaza, medics said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was looking into the reported deaths of people waiting for food. Regarding the other strikes, it said it was "operating to dismantle Hamas military capabilities" and "feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm." On Tuesday, Gaza's health ministry said 397 Palestinians among those trying to get food aid had been killed and more than 3,000 wounded since aid deliveries restarted in late May. Some in Gaza expressed concern that the latest escalations in the war between Israel and Hamas that began in October 2023 would be overlooked as the focus moved to Israel's five-day-old conflict with Iran. "People are being slaughtered in Gaza, day and night, but attention has shifted to the Iran-Israel war. There is little news about Gaza these days," said Adel, a resident of Gaza City. "Whoever doesn't die from Israeli bombs dies from hunger. People risk their lives every day to get food, and they also get killed and their blood smears the sacks of flour they thought they had won," he told Reuters via a chat app. 'FORGOTTEN' Israel has been channelling much of the aid it is now allowing into Gaza through a new U.S.- and Israeli-backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which operates a handful of distribution sites in areas guarded by Israeli forces. It has said it will continue to allow aid into Gaza, home to more than 2 million people, while ensuring aid doesn't get into the hands of Hamas. Hamas denies seizing aid, saying Israel uses hunger as a weapon against the population in Gaza. The Gaza war was triggered when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel in October 2023, killing 1,200 and taking about 250 hostages, according to Israeli allies. U.S. ally Israel's subsequent military assault on Gaza has killed nearly 55,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry, displaced almost all the territory's residents, and caused a severe hunger crisis. The assault has led to accusations of genocide and war crimes, which Israel denies. Palestinians in Gaza have been closely following Israel's air war with Iran, long a major supporter of Hamas. "We are maybe happy to see Israel suffer from Iranian rockets, but at the end of the day, one more day in this war costs the lives of tens of innocent people," said 47-year-old Shaban Abed, a father of five from northern Gaza. "We just hope that a comprehensive solution could be reached to end the war in Gaza, too. We are being forgotten," he said. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Barnama
3 days ago
- Politics
- Barnama
UN Chief Condemns Killings Of Food-Seeking Gazans
Palestinians gather to receive aid supplies in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas NEW YORK, June 18 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns as "unacceptable" the killing and injury of Gazans seeking food aid from the non-UN, militarised distribution sites, Xinhua reported. A spokesman of Guterres said this on Tuesday. "The secretary-general condemns the loss of lives and injuries of civilians in Gaza who are once again being shot at while seeking food," said Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesman for Guterres. "It is unacceptable." bootstrap slideshow It is the harshest condemnation from the UN chief of the slayings. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the Gaza Ministry of Health reported more than 338 people had been killed and more than 2,800 injured while trying to access food at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution hubs since the Israel- and US-backed programme began in late May. Haq said the secretary-general continues to call for an immediate and independent investigation into all reports of such killings and for accountability to be established. The spokesman said the UN chief maintains that the basic needs of the Palestinian population in Gaza are enormous and remain unmet. "Israel has clear obligations under international humanitarian law to agree to and facilitate humanitarian relief for all civilians who need it," he said. "The unimpeded entry of humanitarian assistance at scale must be restored immediately. The UN and all humanitarian actors must be allowed to work in safety and security under conditions of full respect for humanitarian principles."
Express Tribune
6 days ago
- Health
- Express Tribune
Israeli kills 27 Palestinians near Gaza aid site since dawn
Palestinians at al-Shifa Hospital react over the bodies of their relatives killed by Israeli fire near an aid distribution centre in central Gaza, June 11 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters] Listen to article At least 27 Palestinians have been killed since dawn in Israeli strikes across Gaza city, including 11 civilians waiting for humanitarian aid, hospital officials told Al Jazeera. The attacks hit multiple locations, with central Gaza seeing some of the deadliest incidents. At least 15 Palestinians were killed and many others wounded near aid distribution points in what marks the latest in a series of deadly assaults on aid seekers. Local sources said Israeli forces opened fire on civilians gathered around distribution sites operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an initiative launched in late May amid a near-total Israeli blockade that the United Nations says has brought the enclave of 2.3 million people to the brink of famine. Since the GHF began operations, more than 274 Palestinians have been killed and hundreds wounded while seeking food. The foundation, backed by the United States and Israel, employs private American military contractors and is overseen by Israeli forces. UN officials and humanitarian agencies have heavily criticised the GHF's operations. Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), called the model a 'failure.' 'They are not doing what a humanitarian operation should do, which is providing aid to people where they are, in a safe and secure manner,' Laerke said at a press briefing on Friday. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) also condemned the model, labelling it 'a recipe for chaos.' In a statement posted on X, the agency warned that it 'weaponises aid and results in fear, discrimination, and growing desperation.' Ongoing restrictions and hostilities continue to obstruct humanitarian aid deliveries in #Gaza. ⚠️ People risking—and losing—their lives searching for food 💉 Children wake up during surgery due to lack of anaesthetic After more than 600 days of war, the scale of suffering is… — UNRWA (@UNRWA) June 14, 2025 UNRWA called for the blockade on Gaza to be lifted and for the UN to resume relief operations, stressing that 'aid must be delivered safely and at scale.'. In the south, three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone strike near the Islamic University in Khan Younis, while Israeli tanks shelled residential towers in Hamad City and targeted displaced people in the Asdaa area. Israel's war on Gaza According to the Gaza-based health authorities, at least 55,207 Palestinians have been killed, the majority of whom are reported to be women and children. Israel has killed 4,603 Palestinians and injured 14,186 since breaking a ceasefire in March this year, it added. Israel's atrocities have displaced around 90% of Gaza's estimated 2 million residents, created a severe hunger crisis, and caused widespread destruction across the territory. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave
