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  • Israel admits civilians were harmed at Gaza aid sites and updates military rules.
  • UN calls US-backed aid plan “inherently unsafe” and blames it for civilian deaths.
  • Investigation has been launched into claims Israeli forces fired on crowds near distribution points.
The Israeli military acknowledged that Palestinian civilians were harmed at aid distribution centres in the Gaza Strip, saying that Israeli forces had been issued new instructions following what it called “lessons learned”.
Since Israel lifted an 11-week aid blockade on Gaza on 19 May, allowing limited UN deliveries to resume, the United Nations says more than 400 Palestinians have been killed while seeking handouts of aid.
“Following incidents in which harm to civilians who arrived at distribution facilities was reported, thorough examinations were conducted in the Southern Command and instructions were issued to forces in the field following lessons learned,” the Israeli military spokesperson said in a statement.
The statement said incidents in which Gaza civilians were harmed were under review.

It followed a Friday report in the newspaper Haaretz that Israel’s Military Advocate General had ordered an investigation into possible war crimes over allegations that Israeli forces deliberately fired at Palestinian civilians near the sites.

The spokesperson had no immediate comment on a Times of Israel report on Monday, citing the military, that artillery shelling intended to deter Palestinians from approaching certain zones near aid distribution centres had been inaccurate in at least three instances, resulting in 30–40 casualties, including several fatalities.
Israel has repeatedly said its forces operate near the centres in order to prevent the aid from falling into the hands of Hamas militants.

A senior UN official said on Sunday that the majority of people killed were trying to reach aid distribution sites of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

The GHF began distributing food packages in Gaza at the end of May, overseeing a new model of deliveries which the United Nations says is neither impartial nor neutral.

Many Gazans say they have to walk for hours to reach the sites, meaning they must start travelling well before dawn if they are to stand any chance of receiving food.

Aid operation ‘inherently unsafe’, UN says

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that the US-backed aid operation in Gaza is “inherently unsafe,” adding: “It is killing people.”
Israel and the United States want the UN to work through the GHF, but the UN has refused, questioning its neutrality and accusing the distribution model of militarising aid and forcing displacement.

“Any operation that channels desperate civilians into militarised zones is inherently unsafe. It is killing people,” Guterres told reporters.

Palestinians pray over the bodies of several people killed while seeking aid

Palestinians pray over thebodies of those killed while seeking aid as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that the US-backed aid operation in Gaza is “killing people.” Source: Getty / Dawoud Abo Alkas

Responding to Guterres on Friday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said its military never targets civilians and accused the UN of “doing everything it can” to oppose the GHF aid operation.

“In doing so, the UN is aligning itself with Hamas, which is also trying to sabotage the GHF’s humanitarian operations,” it posted on X.
A GHF spokesperson said on Friday there had been no deaths at or near any of the GHF aid distribution sites. Israel and the United States have accused Hamas of stealing aid from the UN-led operations, which the Palestinian militants deny.
The Israeli military said on Monday it had taken actions to safeguard the aid distribution centres with fencing, directional and warning signs, and the addition of more access routes with barriers and checkpoints to regulate vehicle movement.
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