70 Killed in Gaza Since Dawn, Including 36 Seeking Aid, as Famine and Siege Deepen

Jul 19, 2025

Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least 70 starved Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Friday, including 36 people trying to collect humanitarian aid, according to medical sources in Gaza hospitals.

Al-Awda Hospital reported that nine Palestinians, including a baby and a child, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment in southern Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Three more bodies of aid seekers were recovered near the Netzarim corridor, south of Gaza City, according to al-Shifa Hospital.

A separate Israeli strike hit an apartment near Al-Shaabiya intersection in Gaza City, injuring several civilians, Gaza emergency services confirmed.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said it holds enough food to feed the entire population of Gaza for more than three months. But the supplies remain stuck in warehouses, awaiting Israeli permission to enter.

Some of the food is stored in Al-Arish, Egypt, ready for distribution. UNRWA stressed that its logistics are in place, but it cannot operate unless the crossings open and the siege is lifted.

The agency renewed its call to allow aid entry, saying it is ready to fulfill its humanitarian duty and support the population, including one million children.

The Gaza Ministry of Health issued a grim warning in a statement, saying:

“A deadly famine and bloody massacres near aid centers are threatening thousands of lives.”

The ministry confirmed that the Strip is facing a “real famine,” marked by a severe shortage of basic food and a surge in malnutrition.

Health teams have recorded a sharp rise in hunger-related deaths and urged immediate international intervention, warning of an “unprecedented health and humanitarian disaster.”

The spokesman for Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said that all departments are full, and medical teams can no longer admit or treat new cases.

Gaza’s healthcare system is collapsing under Israel’s siege and repeated strikes. With famine spreading and aid blocked, the situation continues to spiral toward catastrophe.

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