"‘Going hungry’: More than 700 Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza" 5 July 2025

More than 700 Palestinians have been killed trying to get food in the Gaza Strip over the past few weeks, according to new figures from the Gaza Health Ministry....

The Health Ministry said... at least 743 Palestinians were killed and more than 4,891 others were injured while seeking assistance at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) distribution sites....

The GHF began operating in the bombarded Palestinian enclave in late May" and "has drawn widespread criticism amid multiple reports that its contractors as well as Israeli forces have opened fire on aid seekers....

[According to Al Jazeera's reporter] "People are going hungry. People are rationing supplies. A lot of families are not eating. Mothers here skip meals in order to provide for their children."...

[The Associated Press reported that] American contractors who said live ammunition and stun grenades have been fired at Palestinian civilians seeking aid at GHF distribution points...

The GHF denied the news agency's reporting as 'categorically false' and said it takes 'the safety and security of [its] sites extremely seriously'...

[The Trump administration] has stood by the GHF, with a State Department spokesperson telling reporters on Wednesday that the group is the 'one entity that has gotten food and aid into the Gaza Strip' [and] pledged $30m in direct funding for the organisation.

Amnesty International described the operations as an "inhumane and deadly militarized scheme"...

Palestinians in Gaza say they have no choice but to seek assistance from the group, despite the risks... [Majid Abu Laban, a Palestinian man said]: "I was forced to go to the aid distribution centre simply because my kids had not eaten for three days in a row."