Gaza [Palestine], June 6: At least 52 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza on Thursday, medical sources told Al Jazeera, as a US-backed group said it would reopen two aid distribution centres in the war-torn Strip.
At least seven people, including four journalists, were killed in an Israeli drone attack on Al Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, medical sources said. Palestinian health authorities confirmed the deaths of four journalists. Gaza's Government Media Office said the deaths raised the total number of journalists killed in Israel's war on Gaza since October 2023 to 224.
The attack comes as the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) - a shadowy organisation backed by the United States and Israel - said it would open two aid distribution centres in the war-torn territory on Thursday after a full-day closure on Wednesday.
It said in a post on Facebook that it would reopen two centres in the Rafah area of southern Gaza. It did not say when aid distribution would resume. The GHF earlier said its sites in Gaza would not open at their usual time due to maintenance and repair work and strongly urged aid seekers travelling to its locations to "follow the routes" set by the Israeli military to "ensure safe passage".
The Israeli military warned Palestinians on Wednesday not to approach GHF aid distribution sites while "reorganisation work" was under way, saying that access roads to those locations would be "considered combat zones".
The suspension of GHF's distribution of food supplies in Gaza comes after Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians seeking aid for a fourth time near a GHF distribution site in Rafah, southern Gaza, early on Tuesday.
The Israeli attack killed at least 27 people and injured about 90 more, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that it received a "mass casualty influx of 179 cases" after Sunday's attack, including 21 patients who were "declared dead upon arrival". Women and children were among the casualties, the group said.
Source: Qatar Tribune
