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UAE Moments
21 hours ago
- UAE Moments
Israeli Forces Kill 70 Palestinians in Gaza, Injuring Many
Israeli military forces killed at least 70 Palestinians with gunfire and military strikes in Gaza on Thursday, June 19, according to Gaza's civil defence spokesman, Mahmoud Basal. Earlier, medics reported the killing of 12 Palestinians who were seeking aid from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation centre in central Gaza. Dozens of Palestinians were also killed in separate Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza, according to medics. At least 12 people, including children and women, were killed in a strike near a mosque in Al Shati refugee camp. Another eight civilians were killed in shelling on Gaza City on Thursday, according to the Wafa news agency. Five of those individuals were killed in an attack on a house in the Zeitoun neighbourhood and the remaining three were killed in an attack in the west of the city. Israeli forces also blew up homes in the east of Jabalia Al Balad in northern Gaza, Wafa reported. The agency also reported the injuring of 100 other Plaestinians when Israeli drones and military vehicles opened fire on Thursday morning at an aid center in central Gaza. At least 338 Palestinians have been killed by Israel while gathering to collect aid from GHF aid centers, according to a tally released by local health authorities on Monday, June 16. The death toll for Palestinians killed during Israel's war on Gaza has passed 55,700 and the number of injured Palestinians has rose over 130,100, according to the health ministry on Thursday. This article was previously published on bahrainmoments. To see the original article, click here
The National
a day ago
- Health
- The National
'Lame and lethal' aid system claims dozen more lives in Gaza
At least 70 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and military strikes in Gaza on Thursday, the enclave's civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal said. Medics earlier reported that 12 people had been killed while trying to approach an aid site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the central Gaza Strip. The system has been described by a top UN official as 'lame, medieval and lethal' following hundreds of deaths in similar incidents over the past few weeks. Dozens of Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip, medics added. One of those strikes killed at least 12 people, including women and children, near a mosque in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza city, they added. Another eight civilians were killed in Israeli shelling of Gaza city on Thursday, Wafa news agency said. Five of those were killed in an attack on a house in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, and three others when an apartment in the west of the city was hit. Israeli forces also blew up homes east of Jabalia Al Balad in northern Gaza, the agency reported. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army on Thursday's incidents. In recent days it said it was reviewing reports of civilian casualties. About 100 other people were injured when Israeli drones and military vehicles opened fire in the morning near an aid distribution point in central Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. At least 338 people have been killed in total while gathering to collect aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to a tally released by local health authorities on Monday. The recently created US and Israel-backed agency, whose four distribution centres are guarded by private security contractors and surrounded by Israeli forces, began operations in late May to supersede the aid delivery system operated by the UN. Israel said the move prevents the militant group Hamas from taking aid intended for civilians. The centres are regularly overrun by Gazans desperate for food after a nearly three-month total blockade of aid deliveries imposed by Israel in March. Crowds start gathering near the distribution sites before dawn, despite a warning from the Israeli military that these areas are considered combat zones between 6pm and 6am. "Palestinian lives have been so devalued. It is now the routine to shoot and kill desperate and starving people while they try to collect little food from a company made of mercenaries," Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said in a post on X after at least 14 people were killed while waiting for aid on Wednesday. He described GHF as "a lame, medieval and lethal system that is deliberately harming people under the camouflage of 'humanitarian aid'". Dozens killed waiting for aid in Khan Younis "Hundreds of people have been reported killed since the 'Gaza Humiliation Foundation' started operating just over three weeks ago," he said, describing the group's operations as "a lame, medieval and lethal system that is deliberately harming people under the camouflage of 'humanitarian aid'". He called for those responsible for establishing the new system to be held accountable, saying: "Inviting starving people to their death is a war crime." The Palestinian death toll from Israel's war in Gaza passed 55,700 the health ministry said on Thursday and the number injured rose to more than 130,100. The ministry's figures do not distinguish between combatants and civilians, although it says the majority of victims have been women and children. The war began on October 7, 2023, with a Hamas attack on southern Israel in which about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and about 250 taken hostage.
Shafaq News
11-06-2025
- Health
- Shafaq News
Gaza carnage: Israel kills 53 civilians as hospitals near shutdown
Shafaq News/ At least 53 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since dawn, as famine, mass displacement, and relentless bombardment push the territory deeper into collapse, the Palestinian Information Center reported on Wednesday. Gaza's Civil Defence confirmed 31 deaths and 200 injuries in a single strike involving tank fire and drones at a central aid distribution point in the Netzarim corridor. Spokesman Mahmoud Basal described the attack as part of an ongoing assault on areas where civilians seek food and aid. جيش الاحتلال يرتكب افضع المجازر بحق الأهالي في محيط محور "نتساريم" وسط قطاع غزة أثناء انتظارهم الحصول على المساعدات الأمريكية. — المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) June 11, 2025 Since the war began on October 7, 2023, more than 54,980 Palestinians—mostly women and children—have been killed and over 126,900 injured, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. With medical systems near total shutdown, Al-Shifa Hospital director Muhammad Abu Salmiya warned the facility could close within 24 hours without fuel. استشهد 9 من أطفالها وزوجها..الطبيبة آلاء النجار تغادر غزة إلى إيطاليا مع طفلها الجريح آدم لتلقي العلاج. — شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn) June 11, 2025 UN agencies estimate 93% of Gaza's population now faces extreme food insecurity while repeated airstrikes have devastated farmland, fisheries, and infrastructure, deepening the humanitarian crisis. Despite international appeals, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich maintained his refusal to allow aid into Gaza, pushing for continued military pressure to dismantle Hamas and dismissing hostage deal discussions.
Saudi Gazette
08-06-2025
- Saudi Gazette
Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, Hamas officials say
JERUSALEM — Six Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli gunfire in the latest deadly incident close to an aid distribution center in southern Gaza, the Hamas-run Civil Defense agency says. People had gathered to collect food supplies on Saturday morning when the shooting started, a spokesman for the agency said. Reports quoting an eyewitness said the Israelis opened fire when people tried to advance toward the site. The Israeli military said it fired warning shots at suspects who approached them in a threatening manner. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed and hundreds injured trying to get to the distribution center this week. The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) which runs the centre says it has paused its operations to deal with overcrowding and improve safety. But people have gathered nearly every day at a roundabout on the edge of an Israeli military zone, through which they have to pass to reach the aid site. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had told Gazans the area was an active combat zone during nighttime hours. GHF said it had not been able to distribute food on Saturday because of direct threats from Hamas — something the group has denied. Whatever the case, the new incident will almost certainly strengthen international criticism of the new distribution model. The United Nations insists it puts Palestinians in danger and does not provide enough food and medicine to deal with Gaza's humanitarian crisis. Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal said at least 15 people had also been killed by Israeli air strikes on a residential home in Gaza city, with reports that some of the casualties remained trapped in the rubble. The Israeli army said the strikes had eliminated the head of a Palestinian militant group known as the Mujahideen Brigades. The Israelis have accused the group of killing and kidnapping some of the victims of the Hamas-led attacks on 7 October, including a Thai national named Nattapong Pinta. His body was recovered in the Rafah area of southern Gaza in a special operation on Friday. Israel recently began to allow limited aid into Gaza after a three-month blockade, prioritizing distribution through the GHF. But the foundation has been mired in controversy. Medics and local health authorities reported more than 60 Palestinians were killed by gunfire over three days shortly after it started operating. Multiple witnesses blamed Israeli soldiers for the killings. The Israeli military said it had fired warning shots on the first two days and shot near Palestinian suspects advancing towards their positions on the third, adding that it is investigating the incidents. The distribution centre is one of four operated in Gaza by the GHF. It is part of a new aid system — widely condemned by humanitarian groups — aimed at circumventing the UN which Israel has accused of failing to prevent Hamas from diverting supplies to its fighters. The UN has denied these allegations, stating that it can account for all the aid it hands out and that the GHF's system is unworkable and unethical. It is almost 20 months since Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led cross-border attack, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage. At least 54,677 people have been killed in Gaza during the war, according to the territory's health ministry. — BBC
Saba Yemen
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
New Massacre in Gaza City's al-Sabra neighborhood kills dozens, including children
Gaza – Saba: Zionist enemy forces on Saturday committed a horrific massacre in al-Sabra neighborhood in central Gaza City, killing at least 15 Palestinians, including six children, and wounding over 50 in a preliminary toll. The attack stemmed from a residential house being bombed with two missiles. Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Civil Defense in Gaza, told al Jazeera that the house was completely destroyed, making it "almost certain" everyone inside was martyred, with approximately 85 people remaining under the rubble and access extremely difficult. Civil Defense crews were forced to withdraw due to inability to reach bodies, describing the scene as "very harsh" and "a complete massacre." Basal noted that injuries arriving at hospitals are "extremely serious," while the medical system suffers from widespread destruction and severe supply shortages, threatening the wounded's lives. He added that Civil Defense is losing many survivors due to a lack of rescue equipment, relying solely on human effort after most vehicles were destroyed. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli enemy army, with American and European support, has been committing "crimes of genocide" in Gaza, resulting in 54,772 Palestinian deaths, mostly children and women, and 125,834 injuries. Thousands of victims remain under rubble, inaccessible to rescue crews. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
