
Government Media Office:
The "israeli" occupation turns "U.S.-"israeli" aid centers" into human slaughterhouses: 13 martyrs and 153 wounded raise the toll to 125 martyrs, 736 injured, and 9 missing
The "israeli" occupation continues to commit horrific massacres against unarmed civilians under the guise of so-called "humanitarian aid centers," directly supervised by "israeli" forces and the United States. Today, Sunday, 13 civilians were martyred and 153 others injured to varying degrees after occupation forces and personnel from a U.S. security company opened fire on starving civilians gathered near two aid distribution points—one in eastern Rafah governorate and another near Wadi Gaza Bridge.
This raises the total toll since these centers began operating on 27 May 2025 to 125 martyrs, 736 wounded, and 9 missing—a repeated scene of deliberate killing under the false banner of humanitarian relief.
These centers, located in militarized zones fully controlled by the occupation and private American security firms, have become deadly traps luring starving crowds only to be targeted with live and explosive rounds. What is taking place is a full-fledged war crime and crime against humanity that meets the criteria of the 1948 Genocide Convention.
Accordingly, we affirm the following:
1. We strongly condemn these ongoing massacres against civilians and hold the "israeli" occupation and the U.S. administration fully responsible for the crime of using hunger as a weapon and killing civilians under the false pretense of "humanitarian aid."
2. We call on the United Nations, the Security Council, and international organizations to act immediately to stop these crimes, open official and recognized crossings for aid distribution through neutral UN agencies, and put an end to this criminal model overseen by "israel" and the United States.
3. We demand the formation of an independent and credible international investigative committee to document these grave violations and bring those responsible to international courts. We consider the international community’s silence to be a form of indirect complicity.
4. We once again categorically reject so-called "buffer zones" or "humanitarian corridors" imposed by the occupation, which have proven to be blatant death traps used to gather civilians before targeting and killing them.
5. The continued starvation and killing of civilians on a holiday meant to symbolize peace and mercy reveals the true face of the occupation and places humanity before a critical moral test. These systematic crimes, carried out with "israeli"-American knowledge and sponsorship, are a disgrace upon the so-called civilized world. Yet they will not erase our people’s right to life nor weaken their will for freedom and dignity.
Government Media Office
Gaza Strip – Palestine
Sunday, 8 June 2025
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