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Last Updated:July 21, 2025, 09:38 IST
The attacks mark yet another bloody episode in the war-torn enclave where famine, displacement, and civilian casualties have become routine.
Palestinians look at foodstuffs for sale at a makeshift market in the Mawasi area of Rafah. (AFP)
At least 93 Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded on Sunday after Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on crowds scrambling for humanitarian aid in multiple parts of Gaza, according to the territory’s civil defence agency. The attacks mark yet another bloody episode in the war-torn enclave where famine, displacement, and civilian casualties have become routine.
Mass Casualties Near Aid Points
The heaviest toll came in northern Gaza, where 80 people were reported dead as trucks carrying aid were mobbed by starving civilians. Nine others were killed near Rafah — a southern city already reeling from earlier strikes — while four more died in Khan Yunis, the civil defence agency told AFP.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed that its 25-truck convoy was caught in the chaos, saying it encountered “massive crowds of hungry civilians which came under gunfire" soon after crossing into Gaza near Gaza City.
Disputed Claims and Growing Alarm
Israel’s military disputed the death toll, saying its soldiers fired only “warning shots" in response to what it described as immediate threats. However, Palestinian eyewitnesses described the events as a massacre.
“The tanks were firing shells randomly… Israeli snipers were shooting as if they were hunting animals in a forest," said Qasem Abu Khater, 36, who witnessed the carnage in Gaza City.
With media restrictions and limited access, AFP said it could not independently verify the casualty figures or full details of the incidents. But humanitarian agencies expressed growing alarm over what they describe as a pattern of deadly attacks on civilians seeking aid.
According to the UN, nearly 800 aid-seekers have been killed since late May, often along convoy routes.
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