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Israeli forces kill four aid seekers as Gaza faces new offensive

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DIER AL-BALAh, Aug 24: Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers in a military zone south of Gaza City, which is regularly used to reach a food distribution point.
Gaza City is in famine after 22 months of war, and Israel’s military moves ahead with a planned offensive to seize the city, perhaps within days. Israel’s defense minister has warned that the city of hundreds of thousands of people could be destroyed.
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported another eight malnutrition-related deaths, including a child, bringing the total number of malnutrition-related deaths during the war to 289, with 115 of them children.
At least 62,686 Palestinians have been killed in the war, including missing people confirmed dead by a special ministry judicial committee. Of those, more than 2,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 13,500 wounded while seeking aid at distribution points or along convoy routes used by the United Nations and other aid groups. The Health Ministry does not say how many of the dead are fighters or civilians but says around half have been women and children.
The world’s leading authority on food crises, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, said Friday that famine is occurring in Gaza City and could spread south to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of next month.
Aid groups have long warned that the war and months of Israeli restrictions on food and medical supplies entering Gaza are causing starvation. Israel has denied the existence of widespread hunger, calling reports of starvation “lies” promoted by Hamas.
In Jabaliya, the densely populated refugee camp just north of Gaza City, residents said they endured heavy explosions overnight. Days after Israel’s military announced it was intensifying its operations in the area and mobilizing tens of thousands of reservists to take the city, they said they lived in constant fear. Many Palestinians are exhausted by repeated displacements and unconvinced that any area, including so-called humanitarian zones, offers safety.
The war began when Hamas-led militants abducted 251 people and killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in the October 7, 2023 attack.
Most of the hostages have been released in ceasefires or other deals, but 50 remain in Gaza, with around 20 believed to be alive. Hostages’ loved ones fear a new offensive will endanger them further, and many Israelis are increasingly vocal about the need for a deal to stop the fighting and bring everyone home. (AP)

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