Israel kills 35 in Gaza, including eight at aid sites
Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the Israeli military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, July 21, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
At least 35 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including eight aid seekers and a 40-day-old baby who died from malnutrition, said medical sources.
Doctors at al-Shifa Hospital told Al Jazeera that most patients arriving now suffer from starvation not war-related injuries. Medical staff is operating with limited supplies, they said.
According to the World Food Programme, around 90,000 women and children in the enclave urgently need treatment for hunger-related conditions.
The AFP Journalists’ Association issued a statement raising alarm over the worsening conditions of its freelance journalists inside Gaza, stating that some were now too weak from hunger to continue working. “We risk learning of their deaths at any moment, and this is unbearable,” the association said.
Medical officials in Gaza reported that 13 Palestinians were killed in an early morning Israeli attack on the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. At least 25 others were wounded.
The Israeli military confirmed the death of Staff Sergeant Amit Cohen of the 13th Battalion, who was killed during combat in southern Gaza.