DEIR AL BALAH/GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces killed four aid seekers traveling on Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City — an area regularly used by Palestinians trying to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said. The deaths add to the growing toll of Palestinians killed while seeking food, as parts of the Gaza Strip plunge into famine and Israel’s military ramps up activity in northern Gaza ahead of a planned offensive to seize its largest city.

DEIR AL BALAH/GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces killed four aid seekers traveling on Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City — an area regularly used by Palestinians trying to…

Witnesses say troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians traveling through a regularly used military zone to reach a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site.

Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point, a…

Aid-seekers said troops opened fire when a group near the front of the crowd pushed towards the aid site before its scheduled opening.