Dozens of Palestinians killed, seeking help, says the Gaza Civil Defense Ministry

Israeli shooting killed at least 30 Palestinians In anticipation of humanitarian aid in North Gaza on Wednesday, according to the Hamas Civil Protection Agency.

A spokesman for Gaza Civil Protection told the AFP News Agency that the Israeli fire was injured about 300 people. Israel said details of the incident are still being considered.

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) said they had fired “warning shots” after Gazani gathered around trucks to help 3 km southwest of the crossing of Zikim, but they were “not aware of the IDF shooting”.

Mohammed Abu Salmia, director of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, said his facility received 35 bodies after the incident, according to AFP.

Later, the hospital said at least 48 Palestinians had been killed, according to the Associated Press.

Separate sources of Gaza Hospital told the BBC that Six Palestinians were killed Near the Center for the Distribution of Aid for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the Rafa area in Gaza on Wednesday morning.

GHF told the BBC that on Wednesday, no killings were carried out on or near its sites.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) told the BBC that “collecting suspects”, which said it was a threat to its troops, was said to move away, and subsequently the army fired “warning shots” at a distance of the “hundred meters” from the distribution center.

The military also said that “the initial review suggests that the number of victims reported is not aligned with information held by IDF.”

According to the UN Human Rights Service, more than 1,000 Palestinians were killed by Israeli military as they were trying to gain access to food assistance from late May.

More than 150 people have been killed by malnutrition since the start of the Israeli war in 2023, including 89 children, says Gaza Health Ministry.

Comes as a group of Recreated by UN-Refined Global Food Security experts that the “worst hunger scenario is currently being played out” in Gaza, despite Israel this week, announcing a series of “Tactical pauses” in military operations to allow help from the territory.

Israel says that it does not impose restrictions on the aid entering Gaza, claims rejected by some European nations and the UN.

This week, UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres said the “Gaza Patching” in Gaza “should become an ocean.”

“Food, water, medicine and fuel should flow in waves and without an obstacle. This nightmare must end,” he added.

On Thursday, the US Special Messenger Steve Vikof will travel to Israel to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Vitcof’s visit comes as Canada followed France and Britain In the announcement of plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September – the third nation of the G7 to do so.

More than 60,000 Palestinians were killed In the Israeli military campaign in Gaza since October 2023, according to the Hamas Health Ministry, including 18,592 children and 9 782 women.

Israel launched its offensive in response to an attack, led by Hamas against southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others took hostages.