...DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - JULY 3, 2025: A Palestinian man has been clinching to life in coma after being severely wounded in an Israeli attack on an aid distribution center in the central Gaza. Ahmad Katayif, 40, father of three, was reportedly wounded in the head by gunfire while attempting to collect food supplies at a facility established in the Netzarim Corridor. His nephew, Muhammad, said that he was shot by a U.S. soldier as violence escalates around aid locations in the besieged enclave. "He was heading to get American aid, which was located in Mama Arnat Sreem. He wasn’t carrying weapons, nor was he a fighter. He was just an ordinary, unarmed young man, going back to his family, his home, and his daughters to provide for their daily needs," Muhammad told Anadolu. According to Muhammad, the victim was shot in the head at close range and remains in critical condition at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Due to safety concerns, emergency medical personnel were reportedly unable to reach the site promptly, and Katayif was transported to the hospital by civilians. His family called on the World Health Organization and international bodies to facilitate his transfer abroad for treatment, citing the severe deterioration of Gaza’s healthcare infrastructure. Despite international calls for a ceasefire, Israel has continued its genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed more than 57,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children, according to health authorities in the enclave. Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice over its actions in the enclave. Writing by Begum Darcin