Overview

• The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation halted food distribution through Thursday for safety and efficiency upgrades after at least 27 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces at a Rafah center, taking the total deaths near aid points to over 100 since May 27.
• Israel’s military expanded its ground offensive with new evacuation orders in western Jan Yunis, heightening displacement and threatening the Nasser hospital’s operations.
• UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for an immediate independent investigation into the shootings at distribution points, condemning the civilian fatalities as unacceptable.
• Critics accuse the GHF’s US-backed, Israel-endorsed mechanism of militarizing aid by relying on private contractors and slashing distribution sites from 400 to just four.
• Two million Gazans face severe food insecurity under a sustained blockade, with the UN describing the territory as the hungriest place on Earth.