Israeli forces again launched a violent attack on Palestinian civilians collecting aid in Gaza, resulting in the killing of nine people and several others injured. Meanwhile US Vice President Kamala Harris has called for a ceasefire while pointing at the dire humanitarian situation…
In yet another attack on civilians, no fewer than nine people were killed and several others injured when Israeli forces shelled a Palestinian crowd collecting humanitarian aid on Sunday.
Medical sources told Anadolu, on condition of anonymity, that they were attacked in central Gaza while waiting to collect life-saving aid in the war-torn territory.
The latest attack was the second in the last five days on displaced Palestinians in Gaza while waiting for humanitarian aid in the enclave.
Reacting to the incident, Palestinian group Hamas condemned the attack while describing it as part of Israel’s “war of genocide and ethnic cleansing.”
It added in a statement that the systematic starvation and depriving people of obtaining humanitarian aid are pillars of the Israeli war on Gaza.
Meanwhile, United States (US) Vice President Kamala Harris has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as she highlighted a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding as a result of the war between Hamas and Israel.
Harris cited the immense scale of suffering in Gaza as making the case for an immediate ceasefire, at least for the next six weeks.
She charged Israel to do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
At least 30,410 Palestinians have been killed and 71,700 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7.
The revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks stands at 1,139.
By xamse
March 4, 2024
