Gaza Authorities Warn 650,000 Children at Risk of Famine

Hospital sources in Gaza report that at least 65 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli raids across the Strip since dawn, including 30 individuals who were reportedly seeking humanitarian aid.”

At least 10 Palestinians were killed on Friday while waiting for rations in Gaza, adding to nearly more the 800 similar deaths in the last six weeks, according to the United Nations, with Israel’s army saying it issued new instructions to troops following repeated reports of fatalities.

Israel is engineering a “cruel and Machiavellian scheme to kill” in Gaza, the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees says, as the world body reports that since May, some 800 Palestinians have been killed while seeking aid, reported Al Jazeera.

“Under our watch, Gaza has become the graveyard of children [and] starving people,” UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini said in a post on X on Friday.

Our latest on the situation in📍#Gaza and the #WestBank:

🔹In Gaza, schools sheltering forcibly displaced people continue to be hit, causing casualties, fear, and additional forced displacement

🔹UNRWA was not allowed to bring in any humanitarian aid including medicines and… pic.twitter.com/q7QrdA2HYL

— UNRWA (@UNRWA) July 12, 2025

Earlier,

Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza are being held up by Israel’s proposals to keep troops in the territory, two Palestinian sources with knowledge of the discussions told AFP on Saturday.

Delegations from both sides began discussions in Qatar last Sunday to try to agree on a temporary halt to the 21-month conflict.

The Israeli army has bombed the Baraka petrol station in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, killing at least four people, the Quds News Network and the Shehab news agency report, according to Al Jazeera.

Israeli forces have also bombed tents housing displaced Palestinians west of Rafah in southern Gaza, wounding several people.