An Israeli airstrike on Monday struck near a charity kitchen in southern Gaza as Palestinians gathered for food, killing at least seven people, including women and children, and injuring over 10, according to hospital officials.
The attack, which occurred outside Khan Younis around noon, targeted an area where displaced families queued for meals. A local woman, Samah Abu Jamie, said her daughter was wounded and nephew killed while waiting to collect food. “These were children, and they had nothing but a pot. Is a pot a weapon?” she asked.
Another strike early Monday hit a media tent outside Nasser Hospital, killing journalist Yousef Al-Faqawi and wounding six others. The Israeli military claimed the strike targeted a Hamas militant posing as a journalist.
Gaza hospitals reported 33 bodies brought in by day’s end, including 19 women and children. The attacks come as food supplies vanish under Israel’s blockade, with the UN and aid agencies warning of a looming famine.
The World Food Program has run out of flour to operate its bakeries and halted food box distributions. Six UN agencies issued a statement urging a renewed ceasefire, warning that Gaza’s population is being “trapped, bombed and starved again.”
More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war began, Gaza’s health ministry reports. Israel says it aims to eliminate Hamas and free remaining hostages taken during the group’s October 7 attack, which killed about 1,200 people.
The attack, which occurred outside Khan Younis around noon, targeted an area where displaced families queued for meals. A local woman, Samah Abu Jamie, said her daughter was wounded and nephew killed while waiting to collect food. “These were children, and they had nothing but a pot. Is a pot a weapon?” she asked.
Another strike early Monday hit a media tent outside Nasser Hospital, killing journalist Yousef Al-Faqawi and wounding six others. The Israeli military claimed the strike targeted a Hamas militant posing as a journalist.
Gaza hospitals reported 33 bodies brought in by day’s end, including 19 women and children. The attacks come as food supplies vanish under Israel’s blockade, with the UN and aid agencies warning of a looming famine.
The World Food Program has run out of flour to operate its bakeries and halted food box distributions. Six UN agencies issued a statement urging a renewed ceasefire, warning that Gaza’s population is being “trapped, bombed and starved again.”
More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war began, Gaza’s health ministry reports. Israel says it aims to eliminate Hamas and free remaining hostages taken during the group’s October 7 attack, which killed about 1,200 people.
