Israel โKills At Leastโ 47โ in Gaza, Includingโ Those Awaiting Food Aid
Gaza City – Israeli strikes in Gaza on Friday, September 13, 2024, โคresulted in the deaths of at least โฃ47โฃ Palestinians, including โindividuals waiting for humanitarian aid, according to reports from the territory and international news โคagencies. The escalating violence further intensifies the humanitarian crisis gripping Gaza, โขwhere over two million residents face severe shortages of food, water, โandโ medical supplies.
The recent fatalities underscore the increasingly dire situation forโข civilians caught in the conflict โขbetweenโฃ Israel andโ Hamas, which began โfollowing the October 7, โ2023, attacks on Israelโฃ by โฃHamas militants. While israel maintains its military operations are targeted atโ Hamas infrastructure and fighters, the risingโ civilian โฃdeath โtoll has drawn โฃinternational condemnation โand raisedโ concerns about โpotential war crimes. The specific circumstancesโข surrounding the โขdeaths of those awaiting foodโข aidโฃ are under investigation, but โคreports indicate the incident โฃoccurred during a chaotic sceneโ as peopleโฃ attemptedโค to access โฃdesperately needed supplies.
The strikes occurred acrossโ multiple locations in Gaza, including areas in Rafah, Khan Younis, and Gaza City. โขThe โPalestinian ministry of Health reports thatโ the number of deaths is expected to rise as rescueโฃ workers continue to search for โbodies under rubble. The ongoingโ conflict has already claimed the lives of overโฃ 30,000 Palestinians, according to โขhealth officialsโฃ in Gaza, and โdisplaced the vast majorityโ of the population.
International โคorganizations,including the United Nations and the Worldโค Food Program,have repeatedly warned of the imminent risk of famine in Gaza.โ Access โคto the โterritory remains severely restricted,โ hindering โขthe delivery of essential aid. Negotiations for aโ ceasefire and increased humanitarian access โฃare ongoing, but have so far failed to yield โฃa lasting resolution.
