The United Nations Office for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories reported that Israeli forces directly targeted Palestinians during their attempts to obtain humanitarian aid, killing 105 of them and injuring at least 680 others along the convoy routes in the Zikim area north of Gaza and Morag south of Khan Younis on July 30 and 31.

The office noted the continued gunfire and shelling of Palestinians by Israeli forces along the food aid routes, especially around sites known as the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation." Despite the Israeli army announcing on July 27 a "temporary halt to military operations" in the western areas of Gaza City up to the Mawasi, attacks continued during specific hours aimed at "improving humanitarian response," according to the UN office's statement.

The office recorded that the number of Palestinians who have been martyred while searching for food since the beginning of the blockade on May 27 has reached at least 1,373, of whom 859 were martyred around the "Gaza Humanitarian Foundation" and 514 along the aid convoy routes. It emphasized that these victims, most of whom are men and boys, are not just numbers, and there is no information indicating that these Palestinians were participating in hostilities or posed a threat to Israeli forces or any other party.

The office also pointed to the increasing number of Palestinians, including children, the elderly, the disabled, and the sick, who are dying as a result of malnutrition and famine, as these individuals often lack support and cannot access locations where minimal amounts of humanitarian aid are available.

It clarified that what is happening is a "man-made humanitarian disaster," and that the policies imposed by Israel have led to a sharp reduction in the amounts of essential aid needed for survival in Gaza. The office reiterated that targeting civilians not directly participating in hostilities and using starvation as a method of warfare by depriving populations of essential elements constitutes war crimes. If these acts are committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against civilian populations, they may amount to crimes against humanity.