UN says 1,054 people killed in Gaza trying to fetch food

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said that 1,054 people had been killed in Gaza in the past few weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths – 766 – linked to private aid hubs run by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The Foundation’s hubs started operating in southern Gaza on 27 May, bypassing the UN and other established NGOs. “The so-called GHF distribution scheme is a sadistic death trap,” UNRWA spokeswoman Juliette Touma said. “Snipers open fire randomly on crowds, as if they’re given a licence to kill.” Quoting a statement by the UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini, Ms Touma called the scheme a “massive hunt of people in total impunity”.