Over 30,000 people were killed in the attack by Israeli forces in Gaza
More than 70 people have been killed by Israeli forces firing on Palestinians waiting for food in Gaza. After the start of the war, 30,000 people were killed in the valley.
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for a cease-fire, writing on social media, calling for an end to the horrific violence and suffering. More than 70,000 Palestinians were injured there.
Defying international condemnation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that the operation would continue in Rafah, a key entry point for supplies of urgently needed food and medicine.
He said only a prisoner exchange deal would delay an attack on the crowded city. It is part of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the US.
William Marks, Al Jazeera's correspondent from occupied East Jerusalem, said if the area became the center of conflict, the ability of aid agencies to distribute food to people there would be severely affected.
In a video posted on the X handle citing the deteriorating situation in Gaza, USAID chief Samantha Power said Israel should open more crossings so that much-needed humanitarian aid can be rushed through. It is a matter of life and death.
Israeli forces systematically attack Palestinians waiting for food and relief.
On Thursday, Israeli forces attacked civilians waiting to collect flour for their families. 70 Palestinians were killed. The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates described the incident as cold-blooded destruction.
On the same day, at least 30 people were killed in separate incidents of Israeli airstrikes and bombings targeting refugees in Nusairat, Bureiz and Khan Yunis.
According to the Ministry of Health, 30 thousand 35 people were killed in this conflict. Among them more than 13 thousand children and 8 thousand 800 women. 70 thousand 457 people were injured. Among them, 11,000 people are in serious condition.
