Overview

• On June 24, Israeli forces and drones opened fire on Palestinians at Gaza aid distribution points, killing at least 44 people and injuring nearly 200, according to hospitals and witnesses.
• On June 25, Gaza civil defence agency reported that Israeli fire, including tank shells, killed at least 20 people—six of them aid seekers—and wounded dozens more in central Gaza.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry says over 516 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire while seeking aid since late May and that the overall death toll has exceeded 56,000 since October 2023.
• The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, backed by the US and Israel, took over food distribution from UNRWA in late May, but its hubs in militarized zones face restricted access and no independent monitoring.
• Qatar and other mediators are pushing to restart ceasefire talks as UN officials warn that restricted aid access and violence at distribution sites may constitute war crimes.