Gaza, Palestinians and Aid
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At least 20 Palestinians have been killed at a food distribution centre run by an Israeli-backed American organisation in the Gaza Strip, mostly from being trampled, the group said.They were the first deaths reported at one of the group’s sites although hundreds have been killed by Israeli forces on the roads leading to them,
Saif Musallet was just weeks away from celebrating his 21st birthday when he was beaten to death by Israeli settlers when visiting his family in the West Bank. The Florida native’s family has called on the US government to investigate.
An Israeli proposal to force much of Gaza’s population into a small enclave is now overshadowing negotiations over a truce.
"Israeli settlers and security forces have intensified their killings, attacks and harassment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in the past weeks," Thameen Al-Kheetan, a spokesperson for the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OCHCR), told reporters in Geneva.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said that Hamas affiliates are behind a deadly crowd crush at an aid distribution site in Khan Younis on July 16. Twenty Palestinians died in the incident, including one person who was stabbed to death.
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GZERO Media on MSNHard Numbers: Secret British plan resettles Afghans, More Palestinians die at aid sites, US AIDS relief lives on, robots take the field, & moreAccording to a BBC report, the personal details of 19,000 Afghans who had applied to move to the United Kingdom following the 2021 Taliban takeover were leaked in February 2022. The government learned of the data breach in August 2023 and created a secret resettlement scheme for those affected,
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AP Newsroom on MSNDesperate Palestinians crowd to get share of limited food at Gaza soup kitchenDozens of desperate, displaced Palestinians gathered Tuesday in Gaza City to receive pre-cooked lentil soup meals distributed by a charity kitchen.
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Latin Times on MSNIsrael Bans Palestinians From Fishing in Sea Despite Continued Blockade of Aid: It Was 'Our Last Breathing Space'A Palestinian mother-of-two said the sea used to be her hungry family's only escape, but she now fears for her young children's lives.