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Death Toll Rises in Gaza as Israel Plans Expansion of Military Operations

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At least 26 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid in the Gaza Strip, hospitals and witnesses said, as families of Israeli hostages called for a general strike to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to expand military operations in the territory. The deaths come amid international condemnation of Netanyahu's plans, with the United Nations Security Council holding an emergency meeting on Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City.

Key Takeaways:

  • At least 26 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid in the Gaza Strip, with 10 killed while waiting for aid trucks and 6 killed while waiting for aid in northern Gaza.
  • The dead include 6 people who were killed by Israeli gunfire while trying to reach a food distribution site operated by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
  • The U.S. and Israel backed the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation months ago as an alternative to the U.N.-run aid system, but its early operations have been marred by deaths and chaos.
  • Seven people were killed in airstrikes, local hospitals reported -- three people near the fishermen's port in Gaza City and four people, two of them children, in a strike that hit a tent in Khan Younis.
  • Hunger deaths mount, with 100 children dying of malnutrition-related causes since the war began.
  • A total of 117 adults have died of malnutrition-related causes since late June, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
  • The prospect of expanding the war has sparked outrage both internationally and within Israel, where bereaved families and relatives of hostages urged companies to declare a general strike next week.

Statistics:

  • 26 Palestinians killed while seeking aid in the Gaza Strip.
  • 10 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks.
  • 6 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid in northern Gaza.
  • 7 people killed in airstrikes.
  • 3 people killed near the fishermen's port in Gaza City.
  • 4 people killed, two of them children, in a strike that hit a tent in Khan Younis.
  • 100 children died of malnutrition-related causes since the war began.
  • 117 adults have died of malnutrition-related causes since late June.

Sources:

  • Nasser hospital
  • Gaza Health Ministry
  • Shifa hospital in Gaza City
  • Associated Press
  • The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
  • The Israeli military
  • The U.N.
  • The Israeli government
  • The Gaza Health Ministry

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