Middle East: Wafa, Israeli attack on Gaza, 13 dead including 2 children

Milan, 28 July (LaPresse) – At least 13 Palestinians, including two children, were killed and several others wounded on Sunday after Israeli forces opened fire on people waiting for humanitarian aid in northern and southern Gaza, according to medical sources. This was reported by the Palestinian news agency Wafa. In the south of the enclave, six civilians were killed near an aid distribution centre southwest of Khan Younis, where crowds had gathered in the hope of receiving essential supplies amid Israel's ongoing policy of systematic starvation in the besieged enclave. Meanwhile, six other Palestinians were killed after being targeted by Israeli army fire near an aid distribution centre on the outskirts of Rafah. In the central Gaza Strip, at least one Palestinian was killed in a similar Israeli attack on aid seekers in the so-called Netzarim Corridor. In another incident, Israeli forces targeted civilians waiting for aid near the Zikim crossing in northern Gaza, causing further injuries. The exact number of casualties remains unclear.