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Dozens Killed Seeking Aid in Gaza as Israel Weighs Further Military Action

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The latest deaths came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announce further military action — and possibly plans for Israel to fully reoccupy Gaza.

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  1. Israeli fire kills dozens in Gaza, officials say, as aid delivery remains chaotic after new measures

    Headline from Religion News ·

  2. Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  3. Newest

    Dozens Killed Seeking Aid in Gaza as Israel Weighs Further Military Action

    Headline from Military.com ·

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  1. Religion News

    Israeli fire kills dozens in Gaza, officials say, as aid delivery remains chaotic after new measures (opens Religion News)

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    Religion News's feed description

    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Aid agencies say the new measures are not enough to counter worsening starvation in the territory.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Gaza civil defence says 14 killed by Israeli fire (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Gaza's civil defence agency said 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire in four separate incidents on Wednesday, three of them near aid distribution sites.The territory has been in the grip of war for almost 22 months and now, according to a UN-mandated report, its two-million-plus inhabitants …

  3. Al Jazeera

    More than 70 aid seekers killed as starvation worsens in Gaza (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The UN has warned aid entering the Strip remains far below what is required.

  4. Religion News

    Dozens killed while seeking food in Gaza as US envoy heads to Israel (opens Religion News)

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    Religion News's feed description

    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military offensive and blockade have led to the “worst-case scenario of famine” in the coastal territory of some 2 million Palestinians, according to the leading international authority on hunger crises.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Inside Israel’s role in the killings at Gaza’s food aid sites (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Over a thousand Palestinians have been killed at food distribution sites since May, fuelling international outcry.

  6. NPR

    In Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aid (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Dozens of Palestinians were killed, many while waiting for food aid, amid a deepening starvation crisis and despite Israeli assurances of a humanitarian pause in some areas of the territory.

  7. Boston

    Israeli forces kills over 20 aid-seekers in Gaza (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    The United Nations reported 859 people were killed near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites from May 27 to July 31.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Israeli attacks kill 44, including 22 aid seekers, amid Gaza hunger crisis (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Deadly Israeli attacks across besieged territory continue, including against desperate people seeking aid.

  9. WDIO Duluth

    Israeli forces kill over 20 people seeking food in Gaza, witnesses and health officials say (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Hospital officials and witnesses say Israeli forces have killed at least 23 Palestinians seeking food in the Gaza Strip. The incident happened on Sunday as hungry crowds surged around aid sites. Desperation has gripped the territory, home to over 2 million people, amid warnings of famine due to Isra…

  10. Washington Examiner

    Israeli forces kill at least 27 Palestinians seeking food (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The reported gunfire occurred near food sites operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which took over Gaza aid distribution in May.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Israeli forces kill 62 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn, medics say (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Dozens killed on Saturday include 38 Palestinians seeking aid at controversial distribution sites, according to sources.

  12. The Boston Globe

    Israeli forces kill at least 23 people seeking food in Gaza, witnesses and officials say (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Hospital officials and witnesses described crowds that face gunfire as they surged around aid sites in Gaza.

  13. Military.com

    Dozens Killed as Palestinians in Gaza Scramble for Aid from Air and Land (opens Military.com)

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    Israel's blockade and military offensive have made it nearly impossible to safely deliver aid, contributing to the territory's slide toward famine nearly 22 months into the war with Hamas.

  14. Al-Monitor

    More Gazans die seeking aid and from hunger, as burial shrouds in short supply (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Gaza on Monday, including 10 seeking aid, health authorities said, adding another five had died of starvation in what humanitarian agencies warn may be an unfolding famine.

  15. Military.com

    Dozens Killed Seeking Aid in Gaza as Israel Weighs Further Military Action (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The latest deaths came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to announce further military action — and possibly plans for Israel to fully reoccupy Gaza.

  16. The Columbian

    Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — At least 38 Palestinians were killed overnight and into Wednesday in the Gaza Strip while seeking aid from United Nations convoys and sites run by an Israeli-backed Am

  17. Al Jazeera

    Israeli forces kill more than 80 people across Gaza as starvation worsens (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Among the Palestinians killed are dozens of aid seekers and eight who lost their lives due to hunger and malnutrition.

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