Nearly 800 Gazans killed while trying to get aid: UN

Nearly 800 people have been killed while trying to access humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip over the past six weeks, with most of the killings taking place near the distribution sites run by the U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), said UN human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani on Friday.

Speaking to reporters in Geneva, Shamdasani provided an update on the number of Palestinians killed while trying to collect aid run by the GHF as well as around routes of other aid convoys.

Shamdasani raised concerns about respect for international humanitarian law principles, particularly the principles of distinction, proportionality and necessity, in the conduct of hostilities.

"We have seen that of the overall death toll in Gaza, a large proportion are women and children. And again, that raises serious questions about whether these principles are being respected. We've raised concerns about atrocity crimes having been committed and the risk of further atrocity crimes being committed," she said.

"Where people are lining up for essential supplies such as food and medicine, and where they are being attacked, where again, as my colleagues have said, they have a choice between being shot or being fed. This is unacceptable. And it's continuing. I actually have updated figures for you as well on the number of deaths that have resulted from people around aid distribution areas, where people are trying to access aid. Up until the 7th of July, we've recorded now 798 killings, including 615 in the vicinity of the GHF sites and 183, presumably on the routes of aid convoys. This is nearly 800 people who have been killed while trying to access aid. Mostly, the injuries are gunshot injuries," said the spokesperson.

Since May 27, the U.S.- and Israel-backed GHF has unilaterally taken over the distribution of aid supplies in Gaza, bypassing UN agencies. According to witnesses and other sources, Israeli soldiers have frequently shot dead people who were trying to obtain aid supplies near the distribution points run by the GHF.

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