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Israel kills at least 70 Palestinians in Gaza’s deadliest day at aid sites

Palestinians carry bags of food and humanitarian aid packages in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on June 16, 2025 [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP]

Israeli troops have killed at least 70 Palestinians and wounded hundreds as they sought aid in Gaza on Tuesday, firing at them with tank shells, machine guns and drones. Those casualties are among the 89 Palestinians killed in attacks across the besieged enclave since dawn.

Israeli soldiers fired at the desperate crowds of aid seekers on Tuesday morning as they gathered along the main eastern road in the southern city of Khan Younis. It was the latest in a sustained wave of carnage since the Israel- and United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) launched operations to distribute food in the territory three weeks ago.

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