Israeli attacks in Gaza kill at least 61 as UN warns of rising malnutrition

Al Jazeera:

At least 61 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza, including at least two aid seekers, as the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, warns that malnutrition rates among children are increasing in the besieged enclave.

At least 23 people were killed and dozens of others were wounded in an Israeli air attack on the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza on Tuesday, medical sources told Al Jazeera.

In southern Gaza, at least two women were killed and 30 others were wounded near an aid distribution point north of Rafah, run by the controversial Israeli- and United States-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

The UN said that at least 875 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May, when the GHF began operating.

Earlier, the Palestinian Civil Defence said that its teams “transported at least 18 martyrs and dozens of wounded since dawn”, most of them following Israeli air strikes in northern Gaza.

Israel’s military also issued a forced displacement order for Palestinians living in 16 areas in northern Gaza.

Among the areas affected is Jabalia, a ravaged town where residents have been fleeing in fear and panic.

“People are using their cars and donkeys to evacuate the area, and all are moving towards the unknown; they don’t know where to go,” Al Jazeera’s Moath al-Kahlout said.

“They are also struggling with transportation as there is no fuel to move from here and other areas. So, the situation is very chaotic. Everyone living here is in a state of panic.”