Gaza Assistance Centres Closed Temporaryly After the Murder of 27 Persons

Centres for the distribution of aid in Gaza will be provisionally closed on June 4th, the foundation leading them announced, while the Israeli military warned that roads leading to the “are considered war zones”.

Twenty-seven people were killed in southern Gaza on Tuesday, when the Israeli army opened fire near a relief centre run by the Humanitarian Foundation for Gaza (GHF), which is backed by the United States.

Finally, Israel has facilitated the blockade in the Palestinian enclave, but the United Nations has warned that the entire population of territory is threatened by famine. Periscope.

On Wednesday, the UN Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution calling for ceasefire and humanitarian access to Gaza, a move for which the US is expected to veto.

The GHF said that <x0 distribution centres will be shut down for renovation, re-organising and improving labour efficiency” on Wednesday, and operations will resume Thursday.

The Israeli Army, which has confirmed the provisional closure, warned people against switching “to ways leading to distribution centres, which are considered war zones”

The GHF began operations a week ago, but the UN and other major aid groups have refused to co-operate with it, raising concerns that this organisation was created to adapt to Israel's military goals.

Following Tuesday's deadly incident near a GHF centre, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres named “unacceptable” the murder of Palestinians going to get bread at distribution centres.

Israeli and GHF authorities using American security personnel have denied allegations that the Israeli army shoots at civilians who go to get aid packages at GHF centres. The Israeli Army said Tuesday's event is under investigation.

Israel has intensified efforts to defeat Hamas the Palestinian group declared terrorist organisations by the US and the European Union, which attacked Israel in October 2023, promoting the war in Gaza.

The Health Ministry in Hamas-led Gaza has said that at least 4,240 people have been killed since Israel resumed offensive on Palestinian territory on March 18th, while the total number of victims in Gaza since the war started has reached over 54,000.

Meanwhile, some 1,200 people were killed during Hamas ' attack in southern Israel and some 250 others were kidnapped.

In addition to the incident at the aid centre, the Agency for Civil Protection in Gaza reported another 19 deaths Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the Israeli Army said three soldiers have been killed in northern Gaza, adding that the total number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the war is 424. /REL/