At least 93 Palestinians were killed on Sunday, 20 July, after Israeli forces opened fire on civilian crowds gathered near humanitarian aid trucks across the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency. The attacks took place in both northern and southern parts of the enclave. Around 80 people were killed near Gaza City as aid trucks arrived, while another 13 were reported killed near aid distribution points in Rafah and Khan Younis. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said its 25-truck convoy, carrying urgently needed food, came under fire shortly after crossing the Israeli border. “As the convoy approached, the surrounding crowd came under fire from Israeli tanks, snipers, and other gunfire,” the agency stated. “We are deeply concerned and saddened by this tragic incident, which resulted in the loss of countless lives and left many more with life-threatening injuries. These people were simply trying to access food to feed themselves and their families on the brink of starvation,” it added. On the same day on 20 July, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for the immediate and unhindered entry of humanitarian, medical, and relief aid into Gaza,…
