Overview

• The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation kept its four aid centres closed for a second day, citing maintenance after Israeli forces opened fire near distribution points.
• Gaza’s Health Ministry reports that at least 27 Palestinians were killed and about 90 injured when troops shot at crowds seeking aid in Rafah.
• United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UK government have demanded an independent investigation into the shootings at the aid sites.
• World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain warns that over 500,000 Gazans are catastrophically food insecure and urges Israel to permit large-scale international aid.
• Since October 2023, Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 54,000 Palestinians have been killed and 124,000 wounded, and the US vetoed a UN resolution calling for unfettered aid access and a ceasefire.