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The Hamas -running Ministry of Health in one of the bloody days so far told relief students that at least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to get assistance in locations throughout Gaza on Sunday. In more than 21 months of war.

There was a new warning such as Israel’s military evacuation orders for the Central Gaza regions, one of the few areas that rarely operate with the ground forces and where there are many international organizations trying to distribute aid.

It was the largest number of losses in northern Gaza, where at least 67 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach the Zikim crossing with Israel, according to the Ministry of Health and local hospitals. The United Nations World Food Program said that 25 trucks with help entered “hunger societies” when they faced huge crowds that were shot. He called on violence against aid seekers “completely unacceptable”.

The Gaza Humanitarian Corporation, an organization based in the United States, which distributed aid in the region, said in a statement on Sunday that its workers “were severely saddened by reports that more than 30 people were killed while trying to reach food from a convoy available at the Zikim crossing in northern Gaza in the face of humanitarian efforts facing violence.” The Foundation said that it distributed 31,968 aid funds throughout the day in two distribution sites.

Some witnesses said that Israel’s military military in the crowd is at the Zikim crossing. The Israel Defense Forces said it “fired warning footage to remove immediate threat.”

“Suddenly, we surrounded the tanks and got off with fiery shots and strikes that fell. We surrounded for about two hours,” said Ihab Al -Zayi, who was waiting for the flour. “I will not return again. Let’s die from hunger, it’s better.”

Naviz Al -Hajjar, who was injured, said that tanks and drones targeted people “randomly” and saw his cousin and others shot.

The Palestinians hold bags of humanitarian aid that was unloaded from the truck convoy heading to Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, July 20, 2025.

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The Israeli army said that the soldiers shot thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza, who pose a threat, and were aware of some losses. But she said that the figures reported by officials in Gaza were much higher than their initial investigation.

The army said he was trying to facilitate the entry of aid, and accused Hamas militants of creating chaos and endangering civilians.

Hospitals said that more than 150 people were generally injured, together in critical condition. Separately, seven Palestinians were killed while they were in Khayyam in Khan Yunis in the south, including a 5 -year -old boy, according to the specialized Kuwait Field Hospital, who received losses.

The killings in Northern Gaza were not held near the first aid distribution points associated with the recently established Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a group supported by the United States and Israel. Witnesses and health workers say hundreds of people were killed by Israeli fire while trying to reach the group’s aid distribution sites.

The new evacuation orders reduced their arrival between the central city of Deir Al -Bala and the southern cities of Rifa and Khan Yunis in narrow lands. The army also repeated the evacuation orders for northern Gaza.

The United Nations was in contact with the Israeli authorities to clarify whether the United Nations facilities in the southwestern part of Deir Pala are listed in the evacuation order, according to an official at the United Nations who spoke on the condition that his identity was not disclosed because he was not authorized to speak to the media. In previous cases, the official said, United Nations facilities were rescued from evacuation orders.

The last demand covers an area that extends from a pre -evacuated area to the Mediterranean coast, and will strongly hinder the relief movement and civilians in Gaza.

Military spokesman Avichay called on people to go to the Moasi area, a deserted tent camp on the southern Gaza coast, which was set by the Israeli army, a humanitarian area.

This declaration came as Israel and Hamas were holding a ceasefire in Qatar, but international brokers say there were no breakthroughs. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly confirmed that the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza will pressure Hamas in the negotiations.

Also on Sunday, Pope Liu XIV Repeat his invitation Immediate shootingUrging the international community to respect international laws and protect civilians in the wake of Israeli attack In the only Catholic Church in Gaza last week, which killed three people and wounded 10 others, including the priest.

Earlier this month, the Israeli army said it controlled more than 65 % of Gaza.

The population of Gaza, who number more than two million Palestinians, is a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, and are now largely dependent on limited aid in the region. Many people have been displaced several times.

Hamas raised the war when the militants stormed southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 others. Most of the hostages or their remains have been launched through various deals, while 50 remain in Gaza, but it is believed to be less than half alive.

Israel’s military attack killed more than 5,800 Palestinians, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health in Gaza, which does not say the number of militants who were killed but say that more than half of the dead were women and children. The ministry is part of the Hamas government, but the United Nations and other international organizations see it as the source of the most reliable data on losses.

The hostage family forum, a popular organization representing many of the hostages families, condemned the announcement of the new evacuation and demanded that Netanyahu and the Israeli army be clarified what they hope to accomplish in the center of Gaza, accusing Israel of working without a clear plan.

“It is enough! The Israeli people want an overwhelming majority to end the fighting and a comprehensive agreement that would restore all hostages,” the forum said. On Saturday night, during a weekly protest, tens of thousands went in Tel Aviv to the American embassy branch, demanding an end to the war.

The ambulances appeared in front of three main hospitals in Gaza at the same time on Sunday morning in an urgent call with the growth of the hunger crisis. The Ministry of Health has published pictures on social media for doctors who have signs of children with malnutrition and lack of medicine.

A ministry spokesman, Zahr Al -Wahidi, said that at least nine children under the age of 5 have passed away due to malnutrition since Israel imposed stakes when entering aid in March. The siege was partially reduced in May.

He said that following the death of malnutrition is difficult because some people may suffer from other medical conditions that can be exacerbated by severe hunger.

In northern Gaza, the director of the Shiva Abu Silmiyeh Hospital said that the hospital recorded 79 people who had passed away due to malnutrition last month.

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2025-07-20 18:53:00

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