Israel kills dozens in Gaza as starving Palestinians die for aid

By Jillian Kestler-D'Amours and Farah Najjar AJ 2 Jun 2025

• At least 51 Palestinians have been killed and 503 injured in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to its Health Ministry.
• UN and aid groups denounce Israeli killings of dozens of starving Palestinians seeking food near distribution points set up by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
• Egypt and Qatar announce new efforts to secure a ceasefire deal based on a US-backed proposal for a 60-day truce and the entry of humanitarian aid.
• Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 54,470 Palestinians and wounded 124,693, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Gaza Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.
• An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 taken captive.

The UN said this week that all of Gaza’s population faces famine [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP]

The United Nations and other humanitarian groups say the starvation crisis in Gaza is getting worse [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP]

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP]