GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Sixteen Palestinian civilians were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday evening after Israeli occupation forces shelled and opened fire on crowds waiting for humanitarian aid in various areas of the Gaza Strip.
Medical sources confirmed that six civilians were killed and others injured in an Israeli artillery attack targeting aid seekers near the “Morag axis” northwest of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza.
Additionally, ten more civilians were killed and several others were injured when Israeli tanks and artillery fired on aid seekers in the Al-Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza.
The sources also reported that six critically wounded individuals were transferred to Al-Quds Hospital following a direct drone strike that targeted aid seekers at the Al-Nabulsi junction.
Earlier, Al-Awda Hospital reported that 15 aid seekers were killed and dozens injured by Israeli gunfire near the Netzarim axis in central Gaza. In a separate attack, seven civilians were killed near aid distribution points between Khan Younis and Rafah.
Overall, medical sources across Gaza hospitals confirmed that 81 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded by Israeli forces since the early morning hours, including 32 aid seekers, underscoring a deadly pattern of targeting those desperate for food and relief under siege conditions.
