Gaza hospitals say 18 killed by Israeli fire as aid site shootings continue to rise

<p>UN says 859 have died near GHF sites since May while hospitals report growing number of hunger-related deaths</p><p>Hospitals in Gaza say Israeli fire killed more than a dozen people on Saturday, eight of them while trying to get food, as malnutrition-related deaths continue to rise in the territory.</p><p>The bloodshed comes a day after Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/01/donald-trumps-envoy-steve-witkoff-visits-gaza-aid-death-trap">Steve Witkoff, visited an aid distribution site</a> run by the Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/02/gaza-hospitals-deaths-israeli-fire-aid-site-shootings">Continue reading...</a>