Overview

• Twenty Palestinians were killed in a crowd surge at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site in Khan Younis, with the group alleging armed affiliates of Hamas instigated the chaos.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reports that tear gas deployment triggered a stampede and suffocation, disputing the aid organisation’s account of the incident.
• The UN rights office has documented at least 875 deaths near Gaza aid points over the past six weeks, most occurring around US/Israeli-backed distribution centres.
• The Israel Defense Forces have installed fences, opened alternative routes and launched a military inquiry following soldier testimonies alleging orders to fire on civilians near aid sites.
• Major UN and relief agencies continue to boycott the private aid operation and urge expanded impartial access to address mounting hunger risks in Gaza.