Overview

• UN human rights office records at least 613 fatalities at Gaza aid distribution points since late May, with 509 deaths occurring at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation centers.
• WHO representative Rik Peeperkorn reports that most victims were boys shot in the head, neck, abdomen or knees while queuing for food.
• Reports by AP, BBC and Haaretz cite former staffers and Israeli soldiers alleging private mercenaries and military forces opened fire on unarmed civilians at GHF sites.
• NGOs including Médecins Sans Frontières and Save the Children have called for GHF to suspend its operations and restore UN-led coordination, citing inadequate coverage and high risk to aid seekers.
• Israel has dismissed the shooting allegations as fabrications and UN rights officials are demanding unfettered access to Gaza followed by an independent investigation into the killings.