At least 300 aid seekers killed by Israeli forces since May 27, according to Palestinian figures
ISTANBUL — Israeli army fire killed at least 29 more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including several people trying to get humanitarian aid, medics said.
A medical source said that 16 people were killed and dozens injured by Israeli gunfire while waiting for food near an aid distribution point in the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.
Seven more people lost their lives and several others were injured when an Israeli drone hit near a tent for displaced people in the Shati refugee camp in western Gaza City, the source added.
Six civilians were also killed in separate attacks in Gaza City, medics said.
According to the Gaza Government Media Office, 300 aid seekers have been killed and 2,649 injured by Israeli army fire near distribution points since May 27.
Rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, the Israeli army has pursued a brutal offensive against Gaza since October 2023, killing more than 55,600 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants 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. — AA
