Hope for a truce in Gaza has been overshadowed by ongoing violence. Despite calls for peace, Israeli attacks have continued, leaving many civilians dead. In the last 24 hours alone, at least 72 people were killed in the Gaza Strip, according to local reports. Most of them were looking for food or aid when they died.
Israeli forces targeted areas near a humanitarian aid center run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in northern Rafah. Six people lost their lives in that single attack. This information came from the Kuwait Field Hospital on Friday.
Over the past month, 549 people have died while trying to collect aid, according to Gaza’s media office. Another 4,066 have been injured during the same period. Many of these incidents happened close to GHF distribution points. The continued attacks near aid centers have raised concerns across the world.
Doctors Without Borders released a strong statement, calling the aid operations backed by Israel and the United States a cover for mass killing. They described the project as cruelty disguised as help and demanded an immediate shutdown.
GHF is currently the main provider of aid in Gaza. But after recent events, most international aid organizations, including UN agencies, have refused to work with them. These groups say the foundation operates under Israeli military control and with support from private American security forces. This has made it dangerous for civilians to collect food or other supplies.
As a result, many innocent lives are being lost every day. People in Gaza are dying not in war zones but near places meant to offer help. This has led to international criticism and questions about the true aim of the GHF mission.
The situation also reveals a wider failure. The international community’s response has been slow and, in many cases, absent. While some leaders talk about peace, the violence continues on the ground. Civilians in Gaza are caught between politics and power struggles. They are the ones paying the price.
Critics argue that what is happening is not just a breakdown of order, but a clear violation of humanitarian law. Aid centers are supposed to be safe zones. Attacking people near these sites is seen by many as a war crime. Human rights groups around the world are now calling for independent investigations.
There are also growing concerns about how international aid is being used. If aid programs are linked to military groups, they lose their neutral role. People then lose trust in those who are supposed to help them. In Gaza, this loss of trust is now a matter of life and death.
As the violence continues, there is little hope that things will change soon. Even as talks about a ceasefire continue, the ground reality shows something very different. Each day brings more deaths, more fear, and more anger among those who have already lost so much.
The latest attacks have drawn strong reactions, but so far, no real action. Statements of concern have not stopped the killings. Many now wonder how long the world will stay silent.
Gaza’s people are asking for one thing: the right to live in peace and to receive aid without being killed. That should not be too much to ask.
