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Israeli Forces Kill Scores Seeking Aid in Gaza as Evacuation Orders Expand

Aid agencies say at least 73 Palestinians were shot while queuing for food under a US-backed distribution system.

Palestinians gather as they carry aid supplies in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on July 20, 2025.
The bodies of Palestinians who were killed while attempting to access aid trucks entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel are brought to a clinic in Gaza City, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
People take part in a protest outside US Embassy Branch demanding the end of the war and immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
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Overview

  • Gaza Health Ministry and hospital officials report that Israeli gunfire killed at least 73 people and wounded around 150 during Sunday’s aid distributions.
  • Most fatalities occurred in northern Gaza near the Zikim crossing where crowds waited for UN trucks, according to field hospital directors.
  • The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denies any incidents at its four distribution sites, stating most casualties happened hours before its centers opened and away from its hubs.
  • The Israel Defense Forces say troops fired warning shots at individuals who ignored calls to stop and have opened a formal review of the operation.
  • Israel issued evacuation orders for displaced residents in central Gaza areas like Deir al-Balah, prompting fears of further displacement as the enclave’s hunger crisis intensifies.