Israel attacking Palestinians queuing up to receive aid at key points for over a week

Israeli forces have been attacking Palestinian civilians in key points where emergency aid is being delivered for over a week, MEE’s correspondent on the ground said on Thursday.

According to the correspondent, who has not been named for security reasons, since a week ago, aid items have been delivered through the Rashid street and the sea, almost every day or every other day.

People would head to the area to be able to get their hands on basic goods, such as canned items, flour, dates, or other items. 

However, last week Israeli forces had an increased presence in the area and the aid was diverted through the Salah al-Din area instead. 

“People queue up in the area to get hold of the items since there are no teams to help with the distributions. There are large numbers of people there…so when Israeli forces attack the area there are dozens of deaths,” he said. 

“Three days ago Israeli forces attacked the aid deliveries and the people queuing for them at Dawaar al-Kuwait near the Salah al-Din area, and eight people were killed and dozens more wounded,” he added.

On Thursday, Israeli forces killed at least 20 Palestinians and wounded 180 others who were waiting for humanitarian relief in Gaza City. 

With a lack of medical and emergency services, civilians used horse-drawn carts and personal vehicles to transport wounded people to the hospital.