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10 individuals known to have been killed while seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza, based on reported incidents between 2025 and mid‑2024. Each case underscores the severe risks faced by civilians desperate for food and relief amid escalating conflict.
1. At least 10 aid-seekers in Rafah (May 2025)
Between May 27 and 29 2025, Gaza’s Government Media Office reported that at least 10 Palestinians were fatally shot by Israeli forces during a barrage of gunfire at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution centre in Rafah.
2. 31 killed while heading to Rafah site (June 1 2025)
On June 1, more than 30 Palestinians died en route to a GHF site in Rafah and the Netzarim corridor; 31 were killed in one location alone, with over 200 injured, per Gaza Health Ministry and hospital sources.
3. 15 killed near Netzarim Corridor (June 19 2025)
Civil defence officials reported 15 Palestinians were killed and about 60 wounded while waiting for food near the Netzarim Corridor. Thousands had gathered there, hoping for rations from GHF-run trucks.
4. 31 shot dead approaching Rafah aid hub (early June 2025)
Another incident saw 31 Palestinians killed and dozens injured near the Rafah GHF facility. Witness accounts describe panicked soldiers ordering crowds back before opening fire as people surged forward.
5. At least 90 killed attempting to reach aid (20 July 2025)
According to Gaza health officials, at least 90 people died while trying to reach aid sites across Gaza—67 at the Zikim crossing alone, plus others killed in Khan Younis camps during displacement crises.
6. 10 killed at al‑Shakoush site (11 July 2025)
On 11 July, Gaza civil defense reported 10 Palestinians shot dead while waiting for food at a distribution point in al‑Shakoush, north of Rafah.
7. 30+ killed near GHF center (12 July 2025)
A major incident on 12 July saw Israeli forces fire directly into crowds at a GHF site in al‑Shakoush, resulting in over 30 deaths and many more wounded.
8. 21 killed by tear‑gas and stampede (16 July 2025)
Aid distributions in Khan Younis turned deadly when tear gas was used, prompting a stampede that killed at least 21 Palestinians, mainly through suffocation and crushing.
9. 94 killed crossing into aid (20 July 2025)
On 20 July, aid-delivery chaos at the Zikim border crossing resulted in at least 94 Palestinians being killed while trying to reach food, with over 150 wounded.
10. 18 killed across GHF sites (August 2 2025)
Hospitals reported 18 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire across Gaza on August 2, including eight people shot while seeking aid at GHF distribution sites in multiple regions.
Analysis & Context
• Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a U.S.– and Israeli‑backed aid provider, has faced intense international criticism. Aid workers and UN agencies warn that its militarized distribution model and proximity to IDF operations have repeatedly placed civilians at risk.
• UN reporting confirms that between May 26 and July 7, 615 killings occurred near GHF sites, with another 183 deaths along conventional aid routes, totaling nearly 800 fatalities in that period alone.
• Incidents have included not only shootings by Israeli forces or contractors but also stampede deaths, tear‑gas chaos, and mass casualties resulting from crowd surges at restricted distribution points.
• Despite Israeli denials and claims of warning shots only, countless eyewitness reports and hospital inflows of gunshot and shrapnel injuries give witness to deliberate or reckless use of lethal force against civilians.
Conclusion
These individual tragedies represent just a fragment of a broader, systemic crisis: hundreds of Palestinians have died simply trying to feed themselves or their families. Aid sites—once lifelines—have often become death zones due to armed violence, bureaucratic control, and acute scarcity.
Attached is a news article regarding 10 people killed seeking aid in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2lkp8rlenxt
Article written and configured by Christopher Stanley
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