Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least 52 starving civilians have been killed near aid distribution centers operated by the controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) since it began operations last week.
According to Gaza’s Government Media Office on Monday, the latest Israeli attack against aid seekers has brought the total number of people killed in Rafah and the so-called Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza while waiting for food to 52, since Israel’s new aid mechanism started operations on May 27.
The Office added that at least 340 people have been injured since that date.
Israel continues “the policy of starvation and systematic targeting of civilians for 93 days”, the statement said.
Three Palestinians were killed and at least 35 injured on Monday. They were trying to reach an aid site west of Rafah backed by the Israeli and US governments.
The wounded were rushed to the Red Cross field hospital in western Rafah. The most critical cases and the bodies of the victims were transferred to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis.
On Sunday, Israel had already killed 32 Palestinians and injured 200 others near a similar aid site. That incident also targeted civilians near the American aid company site in the Netzarim corridor in central Gaza.
Since March 2, Israel has imposed a brutal starvation policy on Gaza’s 2.4 million residents. Aid trucks remain stuck at the borders. Children and families are dying of hunger.
Supported by the US, Israel has carried out a campaign of genocide in Gaza since October 7, 2023. The assault has killed or wounded more than 175,000 Palestinians. Most of the victims are women and children. Over 11,000 remain missing under the rubble.
Human rights groups say the pattern of attacks near food lines proves that Israel is weaponizing aid to kill, not help.
Observers warn the massacres may continue unless international pressure forces Israel to stop targeting the starving.
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