78 dead in Gaza as Israel continues its massacres against aid seekers

78 Palestinians were killed by Israeli occupation forces in various areas of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, 44 of whom were waiting for aid.

The Ministry of Health in Gaza said that 57 dead and 363 injured people waiting for aid had arrived at hospitals since this morning.

This comes as Israeli media reported that the air force launched airstrikes on sites in Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. This came after the Israeli military admitted that two soldiers were wounded in a sniper attack carried out by the resistance east of the city.

The report stated that 123 dead and 474 wounded arrived at Gaza hospitals over the past 24 hours, and that the death toll and injuries since March 18, 2025, has risen to 4,821 martyrs and 15,353 wounded.

A source at Nasser Medical Complex reported that 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces' fire near an aid center west of Rafah.

A medical source at Nasser Hospital reported that a Palestinian was killed by Israeli drone fire in the Batn al-Sameen area, south of Khan Yunis.

Medical sources at the Baptist Hospital said that seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombardment that targeted the Al-Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza City.

A number of martyrs and wounded arrived at Al-Quds Hospital in the Tal al-Hawa area, south of Gaza City, after Israeli occupation forces opened fire on a number of Palestinians waiting to receive humanitarian aid in the Netzarim axis area, south of the city.

A medical source at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital reported that two Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a number of Palestinians in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

random targeting

The Government Information Office in Gaza accused the Israeli occupation forces of deliberately creating chaos and starving the population of the Strip by directly and indiscriminately targeting civilians seeking food aid.

The office added that the occupation forces are committing clear crimes against starving civilians in various governorates of the Gaza Strip, including direct killings by drones, helicopters, and tanks.

It's worth noting that the Israeli occupation army continues its policy of targeting aid seekers. Yesterday, 20 people were killed and more than 124 others injured while waiting for aid near the Netzarim crossing, south of Gaza City.

The Government Media Office in Gaza announced that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation "resulted in the deaths of more than 163 civilians, killed by direct fire while attempting to reach food parcels at checkpoints of humiliation and oppression, and the injury of nearly 1,000 other civilians, in just two weeks of its work."

The office added that the organization is spreading lies and falsely claiming that the resistance is threatening it and preventing it from distributing aid. It emphasized that any organization claiming to be a humanitarian organization while implementing military plans cannot be considered a relief organization.

An official with the Gaza Medical Relief Society told Al Jazeera that aid centers have become "death traps," with people dying daily. He explained that injuries occurring directly near aid centers are fatal.

He added that the food distributed at aid centers is very basic and insufficient, and that people are falling into the streets from extreme hunger.

Meanwhile, the daily statistical report of the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip indicated that the death toll since October 7, 2023, has risen to 55,104 martyrs and 127,394 injured.

Since October 7, Israel, with US support, has been committing genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and displacement, ignoring international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt the operation.

The war of extermination left approximately 182,000 Palestinians dead or wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing. Hundreds of thousands were displaced, and famine claimed the lives of many, including children, as well as widespread destruction.