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At least 51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza, health officials say
KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP, JUN 17 – At least 59 Palestinians were killed and over 220 injured by Israeli tank shells while waiting for aid amid Gaza's worsening humanitarian crisis, with 20 in critical condition, medics said.
- On June 17, 2025, Israeli forces launched shelling at a group gathered near immobilized aid trucks in Khan Younis, resulting in the deaths of at least 59 Palestinians.
- This occurred amid an ongoing war since October 2023 triggered by a Hamas attack on Israel and a nearly three-month Israeli blockade on Gaza.
- Thousands had gathered on the main road attempting to obtain food from aid trucks near U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites under IDF surveillance.
- Medics reported at least 221 injured, including about 20 in critical condition, while an eyewitness named Alaa recounted that they were suddenly allowed to advance and assemble, only for tank shells to then be fired upon the crowd.
- The incident was the deadliest since aid resumed in Gaza in May and is part of nearly daily mass casualties of Palestinians seeking aid amid escalating hostilities.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinians at aid station
Israeli forces killed at least 51 Palestinians at an aid station in Gaza, according to witnesses. Shootings at aid distribution sites in the enclave happen almost daily, but this may have been the deadliest: A local journalist said two missiles and a tank shell landed in the crowd. Since May, the private, US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been the only source of food aid in the strip, and every day thousands of Palestinians …
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