Trump criticizes Israel, Iran over ceasefire violations – DW – 06/24/2025

More than 410 people have been killed by gunshots or shells fired by the Israeli military trying to reach distribution sites of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) since late May, the UN Human Rights Office said.

The American contractor appointed by Israel to replace UN and international humanitarian aid agencies in distributing food in Gaza after the Israeli blockade on humanitarian assistance lasted almost three months.

But its distribution sites have been plagued by scenes of deadly violence and chaos since opening last month.

The UN Human Rights Office described it as the “weaponization” of food aid and said it constitutes a war crime.

“Desperate, hungry people in Gaza continue to face the inhumane choice of either starving to death or risk being killed while trying to get food,”  UN human rights spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said.

According to the DPA news agency, Al-Kheetan said Israeli troops caused the deaths, and the UN confirmed nearly all the cases. He added that although armed groups were nearby, the casualties were from Israeli actions.

According to him, at least 93 other people have also been reportedly killed by the Israeli military while attempting to approach the very few aid convoys of the UN and other humanitarian organizations still allowed to operate in Gaza. 

According to figures issued by the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, the death toll is even higher, with 516 people seeking rations having been killed and nearly 3,800 wounded.

Israel rejects war crimes charges in Gaza and blames Hamas fighters for harm to civilians for operating among them, which the militants deny.