Overview

• On June 16, Israeli troops opened fire near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution points in Rafah, killing at least 40 Palestinians and wounding more than 200
• Gaza’s health ministry reports that over 300 people have been killed and around 2,600 wounded at GHF aid sites since the foundation began operations in late May
• Volker Turk, the UN human rights chief, urged impartial investigations and said Israel had weaponized food by blocking lifesaving aid to civilians
• Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, condemned the GHF system as a “lethal distribution system” and criticized Israel’s continued restrictions on UN agency aid deliveries
• Humanitarian experts warn that Gaza’s blockade and the contested GHF framework have deepened malnutrition risks and pushed nearly two million residents toward famine