6 hours agoAt least 25 killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza
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(a year ago)The Gaza Civil Protection Agency said that as a result of Israeli attacks, at least 25 people have been killed, including 15 gathered near a stand-by centre. The official of this agency, Mohammad al-Mughayir, told AFP that 15 people were killed and another 60 were injured while waiting for [...]
The official of this agency, Mohammad al-Mughayir, told AFP that 15 people were killed and another 60 were injured while waiting for assistance in the Netzarim Corridor, in the central part of Gaza, where thousands of people gather daily in hopes of receiving food.
The Israeli Army said it is investigating reports of deadly attacks near aid centres.
Bassam Abu Shaar, an eyewitness, said that thousands had gathered at night in hopes of receiving help from the headquarters operated by a foundation supported by Israel and the United States when it opened in the morning.
About 0100 [in local time], they started shooting at us. Later, the fire was intensified by tanks and aircraft”, he told AFP.
In recent weeks, dozens of Palestinians have been killed trying to reach relief centres in Gaza.
In March, Israel imposed a general blockade for entry of aid into Palestinian territory and partially removed it at the end of May.
Since then, Israel-backed and US Humanitarian Gas Foundation has started distribution of aid and chaotic scenes have been seen before its centres.
United Nations agencies and other large aid organisations have refused to cooperate with this foundation, voicing concerns that it was created to help Israel achieve its military goals, reports the REL.
The finder in Gaza, another ten people were killed in Israeli attacks on June 19th, the Agency for Civil Protection said at the Gaza Strip.
According to this agency, three were killed when a residential building was bombed in Gaza City and seven others after an air attack on the Al-Shati refugee camp.
The Gaza war began when Hamas-led militants declared a terrorist organisation by the US and the European Union attacked the south of Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. Israel says 58 hostages remain in Gaza, though it is believed that about 35 of them are dead.
Since then, Israel's war has killed more than 55,000 people in Gaza, many of them women and children, according to Palestinian health officials. /Periscope/
