The heartbreaking details of the incident: Israeli strikes wreaked havoc across Gaza before dawn on Monday. At Rafah’s “Flag Crossing,” just meters from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid center, Israeli forces opened fire at 4 a.m. (01:00 GMT) on a crowd of starving Palestinians. “There was gunfire from all sides,” two Palestinians, Heba Jouda and Mohammed Abed, who were trying to get food for their families, told The Associated Press. “People were falling to the ground, seeking shelter.” “Every day that passes is making the situation worse,” Heba said. Three more aid seekers were killed in northern Gaza, while two people were killed in another attack in Gaza City. “Israel has weaponized food and is blocking life-saving aid,” said Volker Turk, the UN human rights chief, presenting his annual report in Geneva. "Its methods of warfare are inflicting unbearable suffering on Palestinians." He condemned the immediate and unprecedented deadly attacks on aid centers. It called for a impartial investigation and said that the “inhumane and shameful rhetoric” of Israeli government officials was reminiscent of serious crimes. Aid centers or “human slaughterhouses”: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), which is backed by the US and Israel, began limited aid distribution in Gaza in late May. The centers are under tight control of the Israeli military and critics call them “human slaughterhouses.” The UN and major aid agencies have refused to cooperate with the GHF, saying it prioritizes Israeli military objectives and ignores experienced agencies that have been providing aid for years. The activities of the GHF aid centers were temporarily suspended after several deadly incidents in recent weeks at the Rafah and Netzerim crossings. Al Jazeera’s Tariq Abu Azoum, reporting from Dehr al-Balah, said: “The current aid system has caused chaos and despair among Palestinians. Starving Palestinians have only two options: either stay in their homes and starve to death, or risk their lives for a sack of flour. “Gaza’s humanitarian tragedy: According to the Gaza Health Department, at least 55,362 people have been killed in the past 20 months of Israeli attacks, including thousands of children. More than 300 people have been killed and more than 2,000 injured near GHF aid centers so far. Israel imposed a complete embargo on food, medicine and other essential goods for almost three months, increasing the risk of famine. Although partial aid was allowed in late May, the situation remains dire due to the strict restrictions. International community concerns: Volker Turk said that Israel’s policies are not only a serious violation of human rights but also flout international law. He called on the international community to take urgent measures to protect the Palestinians. Conclusion: The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza has brought the humanitarian tragedy to new depths. The shelling of aid centers, the cries of starving people, and the blood-soaked streets testify to the unspeakable suffering that the people of Gaza are enduring. The silence of the international community and the failure of the aid system have The last glimmer of hope for the Palestinians has been extinguished. The question is, how long will this bloodshed continue?
