Overview

• Palestinian health officials say at least 31 people were killed and over 170 wounded when gunfire erupted near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution point in Rafah.
• Israel’s military and the US-backed foundation both denied firing on civilians, citing preliminary investigations that found no evidence of troops shooting at aid seekers.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross reported 179 people brought to its Rafah field hospital with most suffering gunshot or shrapnel injuries and 21 arriving dead.
• The United Nations has criticized the bypassing of traditional aid channels by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and warned that Gaza’s entire population faces the threat of famine.
• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for more secure humanitarian corridors as ceasefire and hostage release talks remain stalled.