Israeli airstrikes killed 23 Palestinians in the Bureij refugee camp, with victims rushed to Al-Awda and Al-Aqsa hospitals.
Rescuers spent 30+ minutes retrieving bodies from rubble as attacks intensified across central Gaza.
Simultaneously, strikes in Jabalia killed seven, including children, compounding a day of relentless violence.
Israeli forces opened fire on crowds at a U.S.-backed aid distribution point, killing 10 Palestinians and injuring. The site, operated by the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), witnessed chaos as "hungry civilians gathered to receive aid," per Gaza’s Government Media Office. This follows Tuesday’s GHF incident where Israeli fire killed 10 others. The UN boycotts GHF, calling it "surveillance-based rationing" that weaponizes aid.
Israeli aircraft targeted journalist Moataz Raja’s civilian vehicle on al-Nafaq Street, killing him instantly. Raja’s death brings journalist fatalities to 221 since October 2023—a systematic silencing of Gaza’s witnesses. The Gaza Journalists Syndicate condemned the attack as deliberate assassination.
Over 61,000 Palestinians killed (70% women/children), with 14,000+ missing under rubble. 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents are homeless, facing famine due to Israel’s 11-week aid blockade. 80% of homes are destroyed; hospitals and roads obliterated. UN officials call aid access "a lifeboat after the ship sank".