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Dozens of Palestinians Killed at Israeli-Backed Aid Sites in Gaza

UN rights chief demands impartial investigations after more than 50 Gazans were shot dead at a Khan Younis distribution point

Mourners react next to a body, on the day of the funeral of Palestinians killed in what the Gaza health ministry says was Israeli fire near a distribution center in Rafah, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 16, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
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Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians killed in what the Gaza Health Ministry said were Israeli strikes, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip June 17, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Overview

  • Gaza health ministry reports at least 53 Palestinians killed and around 200 wounded by Israeli drones and tank fire at a World Central Kitchen aid site in Khan Younis
  • Medical authorities say over 300 people have died and more than 2,600 have been injured since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operating in late May
  • UN rights chief Volker Türk has accused Israel of “weaponising food” and demanded impartial investigations into deadly shootings near aid distribution centres
  • Major humanitarian organisations have refused to cooperate with the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, calling its model inadequate and in breach of humanitarian impartiality principles
  • Aid agencies warn Gaza faces famine risk as restricted entry and guarded distribution posts leave millions battling severe food insecurity