At least 11 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in central Gaza on Saturday, as the health ministry reported 11 more deaths from famine in the past day.
Since dawn on Saturday, at least 11 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks north of the Nuseirat refugee camp and against aid seekers south of Gaza City in the central Gaza Strip.
Al-Awda Hospital reported that six Palestinians were killed when Israeli forces targeted people gathered near the aid distribution point of the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Organization” at the Netzarim axis in central Gaza.
The hospital also confirmed that five others were killed and 33 wounded in an Israeli strike on civilians north of the Nuseirat refugee camp.
With No End Goal, Israel is Starving Gaza and Luring Civilians in for Target Practice
Medical sources said a Palestinian child died after being injured when an aid box dropped from an airdrop struck him on Nuwairi Hill, west of Nuseirat camp.
According to local sources cited by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israeli artillery shelled the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza City, while an Israeli drone struck near Al-Shaheed Mosque, east of Al-Bureij camp in central Gaza.
Local media also reported artillery strikes on northern areas of Nuseirat camp, shelling in the western Satar area north of Khan Yunis in the south, and the destruction of homes west of the city.
LIVE BLOG: Five Western Countries Condemn Israel’s New Gaza Plan as Hamas Warns Occupation – Day 672
The Ministry of Health in Gaza said 39 people were killed and 491 injured by Israeli fire in the past 24 hours. Among the dead were 21 people waiting for aid; 341 others were wounded while seeking assistance.
The ministry also confirmed that 11 people — including several children — died from famine and malnutrition in the same period, bringing the total number of starvation-related deaths to 212, among them 98 children.
Overall, the ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip has killed 61,369 Palestinians and injured 152,850, with many more still trapped under rubble, unreachable by rescue teams.
(PC, AJA)
