Israeli gunfire and strikes kill at least 25 in Gaza as many of the dead sought aid [View all]

Source: AP

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY
Updated 8:16 AM CDT, July 26, 2025

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes and gunshots killed at least 25 people overnight into Saturday, according to Palestinian health officials and the local ambulance service, as ceasefire talks appear to have stalled and Gaza faces famine.

Gunfire killed the majority of people as they waited for aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing with Israel, said staff at Shifa hospital, where the bodies were taken.

Israel’s army didn’t respond to a request for comments about the shootings.

Those killed in strikes included four people in an apartment building in Gaza City, hospital staff and the ambulance service said.



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