The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) condemned on Tuesday the massacre committed by the occupation forces in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, against those waiting for aid, which has claimed the lives of 56 martyrs so far. The World Health Organization confirmed the massacre.
Hamas said in a statement that aid distribution points, overseen by the occupation with American backing, have turned into "mass death traps," with dozens of Palestinians killed and injured daily while attempting to obtain aid.
The movement called on the United Nations and international organizations to establish a safe and independent UN mechanism for distributing aid. It also called on Arab and Islamic countries to take firm positions to halt the massacres and lift the siege.
Hamas urged the International Criminal Court to open an urgent investigation and hold the occupation leaders accountable for these ongoing crimes.
World Health Organization confirmation
World Health Organization officials said they had received reports of a "mass incident" near a food aid distribution site in Gaza, adding that initial reports indicated at least 20 people were killed.
"This incident was the result of another food aid distribution initiative," said Thanos Gargavanis, the organization's emergency official, without providing further details or clarifying who was responsible for killing the aid recipients.
"There is a close correlation between the four announced food aid distribution sites and mass casualty incidents," he added, noting that most of the serious injuries in recent days were caused by gunfire.
Earlier today, the Gaza Ministry of Health said dozens of Palestinians were killed and more than 200 injured in an Israeli army massacre of people waiting for aid at Tahlia Roundabout in Khan Yunis.
The ministry noted that dozens of injured people who arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis were in critical condition.
On Monday, the ministry said that 20 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 injured—50 of them seriously—when the Israeli occupation forces opened fire on hundreds of Palestinians near humanitarian aid distribution centers in the southern and central Gaza Strip.
"More aggression"
In this context, political analyst and writer specializing in Israeli affairs, Mustafa Ibrahim, told Al Jazeera Net that the Gaza Strip is experiencing an unprecedented sense of loneliness, surpassing what it experienced during the past months of war.
He added that the occupation army is brutally killing people, particularly in front of aid centers, "especially as the world is preoccupied with the escalating Israeli-Iranian military conflict."
He said that Israel is persisting in its policy of starving Palestinians in Gaza "while the world is busy and offering nothing but verbal condemnations."
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Hamas condemns the "aid" massacre in Khan Yunis, and the World Health Organization confirms its occurrence.