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More than 70 aid seekers killed as starvation worsens in Gaza

Palestinians, driven to the brink of starvation under the Israeli army's attacks and blockade, gather at an aid distribution point in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor on July 30, 2025 [Ali Jadallah/ Anadolu]

Israeli attacks have killed at least 71 Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid amid a deepening hunger crisis in Gaza, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as hospitals in the besieged territory recorded seven more deaths from famine and malnutrition.

At least 51 people were killed and more than 648 others were wounded by Israeli forces on Wednesday as they were heading towards the Zikim crossing point for aid trucks entering northern Gaza, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.

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