Palestinian women mourn outside the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on July 31, 2025, where bodies of people killed a day earlier while waiting for aid were brought. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
Gaza: Nine Palestinians were martyred and dozens injured Friday morning as Israeli occupation forces continued targeting civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in southern and central Gaza, alongside widespread shelling across various areas of the Strip.
Medical sources in Gaza reported that three civilians were killed and approximately 73 others wounded by Israeli gunfire near the aid distribution center in the Morag area south of Khan Younis.
Additionally, three more civilians, including a woman, were martyred and others injured in two separate airstrikes targeting a tent near the Tiberias station west of the city and the town of Al Qarara to the east.
In Rafah, three civilians were martyred and around 30 others injured in Israeli shelling and gunfire directed at civilians near the aid center northwest of the city.
Several civilians were also injured when Israeli forces opened fire on aid seekers near the Netzarim corridor south of Gaza City.
Medical sources in Gaza hospitals confirmed that the total number of martyrs since dawn today has reached 17, including six individuals who were waiting for humanitarian aid.
The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza, which has persisted for 22 months, has now reached 60,239 martyrs, with 146,894 injured.
The comprehensive Israeli assault on Gaza, which began on Oct. 7, 2023, continues unabated, causing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe marked by extreme famine, severe shortages of food, medicine, and essential services.
Israel resumed its aggression on Gaza after violating the ceasefire agreement on March 18, following a two-month pause, targeting multiple areas across the Strip.
