GAZA, PALESTINE - JULY 19, 2025: At least 38 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured in a series of Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning. In a recent assault on aid seekers, Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd of starving civilians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah killing at least 29 Palestinians, according to medical sources. Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the Palestinians had gathered near an aid distribution center affiliated with an American-Israeli company in search of food, as humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate. The Israeli army fired a volley of live ammunition at the crowd, resulting in a high number of casualties, the agency said. Nearly 900 Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid at sites mostly associated with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an American organization backed by Israel, according to UN figures. Launched in the besieged enclave on May 27, the aid distribution sites of the US- and Israeli-backed GHF have been described as “death traps” by critics. The GHF bypassed the UN and other established NGOs when it began operating in Gaza in late May. Rejecting international calls for a ceasefire, the Israeli army has pursued a genocidal war on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, killing nearly 59,000 Palestinians so far, most of them women and children. The relentless bombardment has destroyed the enclave and led to food shortages and spread of disease. Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his 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 for its war on the enclave.