Israeli troops again opened fire on Palestinians waiting for food aid in Gaza City, killing six and wounding at least 83, media reported.
Late last night, Palestinians were rushing to receive humanitarian aid and were crowded at the Kuwait roundabout, which lies between the central Strip and Gaza City, when Israeli troops opened fire, residents and medical workers said.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the incident. The attack came hours after Israel bombed a UN food distribution center in the southern city of Rafah, killing at least five people, including an employee of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
On February 29, Palestinian health authorities announced that Israeli soldiers had killed more than 100 Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in the Gaza City area.
Famine in Gaza
A senior European Commission official said there were already “pockets of hunger” in Gaza. Janez Lenarcic, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, told media that famine could spread throughout the region. He called on Israel to open more roads to get aid into Gaza, saying air and sea routes cannot compensate for opening more land routes for aid. He also called for increased funding.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution condemning the “catastrophic” situation in Gaza
The European Parliament adopted a resolution that condemns the “catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, including the risk of imminent starvation,” the statement said. It was put to a vote after Wednesday’s debate.
The statement said members of parliament call on Israel to open all crossings into Gaza for humanitarian aid and call on all sides to immediately stop attacks on civilians seeking aid.
The Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has entered its sixth month, and the Knesset has approved a supplementary budget for 2024 that includes a significant increase in spending to finance the war.
Israeli troops continue raids throughout the Gaza Strip, and the US appears ready to support a “limited IDF operation” in Rafah to destroy high-value Hamas targets.
Since October 7, as a result of Israeli attacksat least 31,341 Palestinians were killed and 73,134 injured in Gaza.
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