At least 37 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire and shelling across Gaza on Wednesday, including 14 near two U.S.-backed aid centers, local sources said, reported Xinhua.
Witnesses told Xinhua that Israeli forces opened fire on crowds gathering for humanitarian aid near the Netzarim junction in central Gaza. Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat reported receiving 11 bodies and treating over 70 wounded.
Separately, at least three Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli shelling near another U.S.-backed aid distribution point west of Rafah in southern Gaza, medical sources said.
The Israeli military has not commented on the incidents.
In Khan Younis, five people were killed when an Israeli drone struck tents sheltering displaced families in the al-Attar area of Mawasi, Gaza Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal said.
Basal said 10 others, including women and children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in al-Maghazi refugee camp, while eight were killed in another strike on a home in Gaza City's al-Zeitoun neighborhood.
In Gaza City, al-Shifa Hospital director Mohammed Abu Salmiya said hospitals were overwhelmed, with patients lying on floors, in corridors, and operating rooms due to severe overcrowding. He called the situation "catastrophic" and warned residents to avoid U.S. aid distribution points, calling them "death traps."
The Israeli military said troops were operating in Jabalia, northern Gaza, eliminating militants, dismantling military infrastructure, and seizing weapons hidden in civilian areas.
Gaza health authorities said at least 5,334 Palestinians had been killed and 17,839 injured since Israel renewed its offensive on March 18, bringing the total death toll since October 2023 to 55,637, with 129,880 injured.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
