Deceased include journalist, 10 others who had gathered to receive aid
\n Gaza
\nIsraeli attacks in Gaza have killed at least 55 people, including a journalist, in the past 24 hours, Al-Jazeera reported on Thursday.
\nAt least 23 people were killed in a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the central Gaza area of Bureij. Another 10 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid from a controversial US-backed organisation, Gaza\u2019s health ministry confirmed.
\nCasualties were transported to Al-Awda and Al-Aqsa hospitals. Medical staff said they spent at least 30 minutes retrieving victims from the site.
\nIn a statement, the Government Media Office said Israeli forces \u201copened direct fire on hungry Palestinian civilians who had gathered to receive aid\u201d at a distribution site, injuring at least 62 people, Al Jazeera reported.
\nSeparately, the Gaza Journalists Syndicate said that Palestinian journalist Moataz Raja was \u201cassassinated\u201d by the Israeli army while covering the war on Gaza.
\nThe syndicate reported that an Israeli aircraft targeted the civilian vehicle Raja was travelling in on al-Nafaq Street in Gaza City, killing him instantly.
\nAccording to the syndicate, at least 221 journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
\nRiyad Mansour, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, said Israel was using \u201caid as a weapon of war\u201d.
\nIsrael\u2019s war on Gaza
\nGaza\u2019s health ministry said on Sunday that at least 3,785 people had been killed in the territory since a ceasefire collapsed on March 18, taking the war\u2019s overall toll to 53,939, mostly civilians, according to AFP.
\nIsrael\u2019s atrocities have displaced around 90% of Gaza\u2019s estimated 2 million residents, created a severe hunger crisis, and caused widespread destruction across the territory.
\nThe Israeli army has pursued a brutal offensive against Gaza since October 2023, killing at least 61,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, according to Al Jazeera.
\nThe International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
\nIsrael also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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