Israeli strikes kill 25 more aid seekers amid Gaza humanitarian crisis
By : Krishna Mishra
Israeli airstrikes and gunshots killed at least 25 people overnight into Saturday, according to Palestinian health officials and the local ambulance service, as ceasefire talks appear to have stalled and Gaza faces famine.
Gunfire killed the majority of people as they waited for aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing with Israel, said staff at Shifa hospital, where the bodies were taken.
Israel's army didn't respond to a request for comments about the shootings.
Those killed in strikes included four people in an apartment building in Gaza City, hospital staff and the ambulance service said.
The United Nations and experts say Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition. And now children with no preexisting conditions have begun to starve to death.
While Israel's army says it's allowing aid into the enclave with no limit on the number of trucks that can enter, the UN says it is hampered by Israeli military restrictions on its movements and incidents of criminal looting.