“Nearly 800 Palestinians killed at Gaza aid distribution sites”, UN

“Up until the 7th of July, we’ve recorded 798 killings, including 615 in the vicinity of the GHF sites and 183, presumably on the routes of aid convoys,” OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said at a press conference in Geneva.

“This is nearly 800 people who have been killed while trying to access aid. Mostly the injuries are gunshot injuries,” Shamdasani stressed.

Since the US and Israeli-backed GHF began operating from aid sites on May 27, it has faced criticism from the UN as well as other humanitarian organizations, condemning it as “death traps” for the starving Palestinian population.

“Where people are lining up, for essential supplies such as food and medicine and where they are being attacked, as my colleagues have said, they have a choice between being shot or being fed. This is unacceptable. And it’s continuing,” Shamdasani stated.

She also raised concern about the overall death toll in Gaza, saying “a large proportion are women and children.”

“We raised concerns about atrocity crimes having been committed and the risk of further atrocity crimes being committed,” Shamdansai emphasized.

Since Israel’s reneging on the ceasefire on March 18, it has killed and wounded thousands of Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip through a bloody and ongoing aerial bombardment.
On October 7, 2023, following a Palestinian Resistance operation in the occupied lands, the Israeli military launched a genocidal war against the Palestinians, killing over 57,000, wounding more than 137,000, with over 14,000 still missing.

Despite habitual condemnation by many countries around the world of the Israeli genocide, little has been done to hold Israel accountable.

Israel is currently under investigation for the crime of genocide by the International Court of Justice, while accused war criminals — including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — are now officially wanted by the International Criminal Court.