Gaza Hospitals Report 98 Dead as Israeli Fire Hits Aid Lines

Gaza’s medical authorities said Israeli forces killed at least 17 Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid at several distribution points across the enclave on Saturday, with an earlier incident the same morning leaving four other aid-seekers dead near the Netzarim corridor in central Gaza. Overall violence pushed the enclave’s 24-hour casualty toll to 98 dead and 1,079 wounded, according to aggregated figures from hospitals and emergency services. The director of Al-Shifa Medical Complex added that doctors separately documented seven deaths—one of them a child—caused by hunger and severe malnutrition over the same period, underscoring mounting shortages of food and medicine. The latest figures highlight the growing humanitarian crisis as fighting between Israel and Hamas enters its tenth month, with aid deliveries frequently disrupted by security concerns and clashes around distribution hubs.