2 killed, others injured in Israeli army fire on aid-seekers in central Gaza Strip

By Betul Yilmaz

ISTANBUL (AA) – Two people were killed and others injured by Israeli army fire that targeted civilians waiting for aid delivery in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

The state news agency WAFA said that the army opened fire on aid-seekers in an aid distribution site near the Netzarim Corridor.

According to the latest figures released by the health ministry, at least 1,179 people were killed and over 7,950 injured by Israeli army fire while seeking aid in the Gaza Strip.

The army also shelled western Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, early Wednesday. No casualties have been reported so far.

The Israeli army, rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, has pursued a brutal offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, killing more than 60,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children. The relentless bombardment has destroyed the enclave and led to food shortages.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.