35 h. ago Gaza food hub stops operations for second day as access routes remain ‘combat zones’

Extended closure said to be for maintenance and follows deaths of at least 27 people killed by Israeli troops near distribution siteA US-backed group operating food distribution sites in Gaza has announced that its operations would be suspended for a second day on Thursday, due to “maintenance and repair work”, as the Israeli army warned that roads leading to distribution centres were considered “combat zones”.After Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians, killing at least 27 and injuring hundreds, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) pressed Israel to improve civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Gaza aid points close for day as Israel warns against travel to distribution centres – Israel

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation halts limited supply of food distribution after at least 27 killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday criticised an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea of agreement with Washington. According to the Associated Press (AP), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the US proposal as “100% against the idea of ‘we can,’” borrowing from an Iranian government slogan. He also said that Tehran needed to keep its ability to enrich uranium. “If we had 100 nuclear power plants while not having enrichment, they are not usable for us,” Khamenei said. “If we do not have enrichment, then we should extend our hand (begging) to the US.” However, some nuclear power nations get uranium from outside suppliers, reports the AP. Details of the American proposal remain unclear after five rounds of talks between Iran and th...

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50 h. ago What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites

Shootings have erupted nearly daily this week in the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of new hubs where desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food

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57 h. ago Israel warns Palestinians against travel on roads to Gaza aid hubs, labelling them ‘combat zones’

An IDF spokesperson said roads to the distribution centres set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were ‘prohibited’ for PalestiniansIsrael’s military has warned residents of Gaza against travel in areas leading to aid distribution centres, after at least 27 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food at the points set up by the US-backed foundation.An Israeli military spokesperson on Tuesday said roads leading to the distribution centres set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) were considered “combat zones”. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Aid distribution centres in Gaza to close following Palestinian deaths

US-backed group temporarily shuts hubs after health ministry in the strip says Israeli soldiers killed 27 Gazans

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68 h. ago Fury in Gaza as at least 27 Palestinians shot dead near food distribution point

There is 'total carnage' inside Gaza as authorities report at least 27 people have been killed and dozens injured after Israelis opened fire on Palestinians near a food distribution point

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2 d. ago At least 27 Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at food distribution point, local health officials say – Israel

IDF says it fired at ‘individual suspects who advanced towards troops’ during incident at food distribution point in southern Gaza StripPalestinians killed by Israeli fire at food point, Gaza officials sayIsraeli strikes on Gaza schools part of deliberate strategy, say sourcesHind Khoudary has been reporting from Deir al-Balah inside Gaza for Al Jazeera, and says that witnesses there told her there was “chaos” at the aid distribution point where at least 27 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli troops opened fire.She reported for the news network that she had been told “There’s no process. There’s no system. You just need to run first to be able to get the food. The Israeli forces just opened fire randomly, shooting Palestinians using quadcopters and live ammunition.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago At least 27 Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at aid distribution point, local health officials say – Israel

IDF says it fired at ‘individual suspects who advanced towards troops’ during incident at aid point in southern Gaza StripPalestinians killed by Israeli fire at aid point, Gaza officials sayIsraeli strikes on Gaza schools part of deliberate strategy, say sourcesHere are some of the images sent to us over the news wires of displaced Palestinians attempting to collect humanitarian aid under the new distribution system being imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israeli authorities. At least 27 Palestinians were killed and nearly 200 injured earlier on Tuesday when Israeli forces opened fire near one of the distribution points in the south of the territory.At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local health authorities said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Palestinians killed after Israeli military opens fire at aid distribution point, Gaza’s civil defence agency says – Israel

IDF says it fired at ‘individual suspects who advanced towards troops’ during incident at aid point in southern Gaza StripPalestinians killed by Israeli fire at aid point, Gaza officials sayIsraeli strikes on Gaza schools part of deliberate strategy, say sourcesReuters reports that the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which Israeli authorities are using to bypass the traditional aid groups operating inside the Palestinian territories, said it distributed 21 truckloads of food early Tuesday.In its statement about troops opening fire on people near an aid distribution point in southern Gaza, Israel’s military has claimed “IDF troops are not preventing the arrival of Gazan civilians to the humanitarian aid distribution sites. The warning shots were fired approximately half a kilometer away from the humanitarian aid distribution site toward several suspects who advanced toward the troops in such a way that posed a threat to them.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Three killed as Israeli forces open fire near Gaza food distribution site, officials say

Incident took place where more than 30 people were killed on Sunday near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation hubIsraeli forces in the Gaza Strip opened fire as people headed towards a food distribution site a kilometre away at around sunrise on Monday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, health officials and a witness said. The military said it fired warning shots at “suspects” who approached its forces.The shooting occurred at the same location where witnesses say Israeli forces fired a day earlier on crowds of people heading towards the food distribution hub in southern Gaza run by the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago At least 31 people in Gaza 'killed in Israeli attack' near aid distribution site

The Palestinian health ministry, run by Hamas, claimed 31 people had been killed by Israelis near an aid centre, but there are conflicting reports over the numbers and causes of the deaths

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4 d. ago Israeli attack on Palestinians near Gaza aid distribution centre kills at least 31, officials say

Israel accused of opening fire from tanks on starving Palestinians attempting to reach aid distribution site

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5 d. ago Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says

Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on people near distribution point run by Israel-backed foundationMore than 20 people were killed on Sunday as they went to receive food at an aid distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a hospital run by the Red Cross that received the bodies.Witnesses told the Associated Press that Israeli forces had opened fire on people as they headed toward the aid distribution site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). “There were many martyrs, including women,” the 40-year-old resident said. “We were about 300 metres away from the military.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Israeli attack on Palestinians near Gaza aid distribution centre kills at least 30, officials say

Israel accused of opening fire on starving Palestinians attempting to reach aid distribution site

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6 d. ago AP PHOTOS: Starving civilians caught in the chaos of food distribution in Gaza

The residents of the Gaza Strip are facing severe shortages of food in the besieged coastal region that has been in the middle of a grinding war for more than 600 days.

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6 d. ago A Palestinian describes 15 minutes of terror trying to get food in the new Gaza distribution system

Shehada Hijazi started walking at dawn for the miles-long trek to a new food distribution site in south Gaza

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6 d. ago Starving Palestinians, gunfire and deadly stampede: Horror in Gaza as Israel’s aid plan descends into chaos

Israel Defense Forces admits to firing warning shots at food distribution sites in war-ravaged Gaza as the Israeli government approves 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Nedal Hamdouna from Gaza and Bel Trew report on the growing crisis

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7 d. ago Gunfire, deadly stampede and starving Palestinians: Israel’s aid plan descends into chaos

Israeli military said it fired warning shots amid deadly stampedes at food distribution sites in war-ravaged Gaza. Meanwhile, the Israeli government has approved 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Bel Trew and Nedal Hamdouna report on the growing crisis

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8 d. ago One dead and 48 injured in Israeli gunfire at Gaza food point

Witnesses tell of bursts of gunfire and helicopter flares after Israel-backed logistics group lost control of Gaza siteAt least one civilian was killed and 48 wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians, after the group chosen by Israel to ship food into Gaza lost control of its distribution centre, health officials reported.Witnesses said Israeli forces started shooting after crowds of Palestinians broke through the fences on Tuesday around the distribution site, as an Israeli military helicopter fired flares and bursts of gunfire were heard in the distance. In one video, a large crowd of panicked civilians, including women and children, can be seen running away from the distribution site, trampling the fencing. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago One dead and 48 injured after Israeli soldiers open fire at Gaza food point

Witnesses tell of bursts of gunfire and helicopter flares after Israel-backed logistics group lost control of Gaza siteAt least one civilian was killed and 48 wounded when Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians, after the group chosen by Israel to ship food into Gaza lost control of its distribution centre, health officials reported.Witnesses said Israeli forces started shooting after crowds of Palestinians broke through the fences on Tuesday around the distribution site, as an Israeli military helicopter fired flares and bursts of gunfire were heard in the distance. In one video, a large crowd of panicked civilians, including women and children, can be seen running away from the distribution site, trampling the fencing. Continue reading...

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