According to medical sources, at least 34 people have died as a result of Israeli attacks on Eid-al-Adha in Gaza, according to medical sources. The Palestinian-based aid organization, which has partnered with the US, has declared all of its distribution centers closed until further notice.
Local health officials reported that 16 of the dead bodies were transported to the Khan Younis hospital on Friday, while 11 of the dead were transported to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, five to Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, and two to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah.
According to Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu-Azoum, who was reporting from Deir el-Balah, which is typically characterized by joy, “This is how Eid looks here in Gaza.” He continued, “This year, the day is a very grim reminder of what they have lost and how they are forced to face unimaginable circumstances” amid bombardment, displacement, and loss.
The number of journalists killed in Gaza since the start of the war has increased to 226, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office on Friday, as a journalist was hurt in an Israeli attack on Ahli Hospital on Thursday.
The office urged “all journalistic organizations in all nations of the world to condemn these systematic crimes against Palestinian journalists and media professionals in the Gaza Strip.”
We also urge them to put forth “serious and effective pressure” to stop the killing of journalists and journalists in the Gaza Strip.
Aid locations continue to be closed.
The attacks come as the US-backed organization tasked with distributing aid in Gaza announced that its centers will remain closed until further notice, despite the territory’s growing hunger crisis.
After Israel imposed a severe blockade on the territory in March, preventing access to food, medicine, and fuel, aid organizations have warned that all residents of Gaza are facing the threat of famine. Israel allowed some aid to Gaza last month despite international pressure, but aid organizations have warned that the amounts are insufficient.
People were advised to avoid the aid distribution hubs by the previously unknown group The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), “for their safety,” when traveling there.
Details about reopening will be revealed later, according to GHF, which started providing aid last week in a Facebook post on Friday.
Following a number of deadly violence-related incidents near the sites, where Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian aid seekers, earlier this week, operations at the organization’s aid distribution centers were stopped. On Thursday, only two organizations distributed aid.
Thousands of people gathered at the distribution site on Sunday morning. Israeli forces instructed them to disperse as they approached and return later. At around 3 a.m., Israeli forces opened fire when the crowds reached the Flag Roundabout, which is located 1 km (0, 6 miles) away, according to witnesses.
“There was fire from all directions, from naval warships, tanks, and drones,” said Amr Abu Teiba, a participant in the gathering.
According to Goher Rahbour, a surgeon employed by Gaza’s Khan Younis, the bullets used on Sunday were M16 assault guns, which is in line with what the Israeli military uses.
According to Rahbour, “I performed on two patients and M16 bullets were removed from abdominal injuries.” They incredibly clearly stated to me that they were Israeli forces when I spoke with these patients.
Additionally, the surgeon claimed that hospitals were running low on resources. He claimed that “there is a lack of everything: surgical instruments, swabs, and antibiotics.”
Humanitarian organizations, including the UN, have harshly criticized the GHF’s strategy.
According to the GHF, gatekeepers on its sites have not opened fire on crowds.
Previous Israeli military actions have been documented as warning shots.
At least 54 Palestinians, 677 Palestinians, and 125 or 530 Palestinians have been killed or injured by Israel’s war there, according to Gaza’s health ministry on Thursday.
During the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, an estimated 1, 139 people died in Israel, and more than 200 were taken prisoner.
On the heels of a US-backed proposal for a 60-day truce and the influx of humanitarian aid, mediators from Qatar and Egypt announced new efforts to secure a ceasefire on Thursday.
However, previous ceasefire efforts have been scuppered by Israel’s rejection of crucial terms.
