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Israeli-Backed Aid Effort Under Fire As Hundreds Killed Waiting For Food In Gaza

At least 549 Palestinians have been killed and 4,066 injured while waiting for food aid at distribution sites operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to the Gaza Government Media Office. As per Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper, Israeli soldiers have shot at unarmed Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza after being “ordered” by their commanders. “We fired machineguns from tanks and threw grenades,” one soldier said. However, the Israeli army has rejected the allegation “The allegations of deliberate fire toward civilians presented in the article are not recognized in the field,” it said. The GHF, established in May with backing from Israel and the United States, has faced mounting criticism since its inception.

Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF
Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF | Photo: Martin Pope/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Activist support a sign accusing UAV Engines of supplying drone parts that murdered seven aid workers as they lay on the floor blocking one end of the main road to the UAV Engines factory. UAV Engines are owned by the Israeli defence company Elbit Systems and they provide engines and other parts for drones. Protesters claim that these drones are currently being used by Israelis against Palestinian civilians in Gaza and the West Bank and parts for the drone responsible for killing seven aid workers recently were made at UAV Engines. The protesters also demand arms companies stop selling arms to Israel and contributing to the Gaza genocide.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_Palestinians receive aid supplies
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Palestinians receive aid supplies after aid trucks enter through Netzarim Corridor under Israeli attacks in Gaza Strip on June 26, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_Palestinians carry food bags
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Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_World Food Program convoy
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Palestinians carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid unloaded from a World Food Program convoy that had been heading to Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_northern Gaza Strip
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A Palestinian boy carries a sack of food and humanitarian aid unloaded from a World Food Program convoy that had been heading to Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_ gaza strip
Photo: AP/Jehad Alshrafi

Palestinians carry sacks and boxes of food and humanitarian aid unloaded from a World Food Program convoy that had been heading to Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, June 16, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_Palestinians mourn
Photo: AP/Jehad Alshrafi

Palestinians mourn relatives who were killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_morgue of Shifa Hospital
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Bodies of Palestinians killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, are seen at the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_Palestinians children mourn
Photo: AP/Jehad Alshrafi

Palestinians children mourn over the body of their father, Mohammed Ghaben, who was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, during his funeral in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_Palestinians carry an injured man
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Palestinians carry an injured man after his foot was run over by a humanitarian aid truck amid a crowd scrambling for aid boxes in Gaza City, Sunday, June 22, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_body of a man killed by gunfire
Photo: AP/Jehad Alshrafi

The body of a man killed by gunfire while trying to collect aid in northern Gaza lies covered in the morgue at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

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Gaza Aid seekers killed by IDF_funeral outside Shifa hospital
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Palestinians pray over the bodies of men killed while trying to collect aid in northern Gaza during their funeral outside Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

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