At least 798 people have been killed in Gaza since late May while attempting to receive food aid, the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said.
“Up until the seventh of July, we’ve recorded now 798 killings, including 615 in the vicinity of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, and 183 presumably on the route of aid convoys,” OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva, according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, at least eight Palestinians were killed on Friday in an Israeli air strike on a school sheltering displaced families in northern Gaza, said local medical sources.
The strike targeted the school in an area where many civilians had sought refuge from ongoing military operations, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. The report, citing a source at Al-Shifa Hospital, added that several others were wounded in the attack.
A beam of light is seen resulting from an explosion, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border on July 10, 2025. — Reuters
UNRWA calls Gaza ‘graveyard of children and starving people’
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has described Gaza as a “graveyard of children and starving people,” highlighting the dire humanitarian situation.
In a post on social media platform X, UNRWA said, “No way out. Their choice is between two deaths: starvation or being shot at.”
The agency condemned what it called a “cruel and Machiavellian scheme” killing Palestinians and warned that “our norms and values are being buried.”
UNRWA urged urgent action, stating, “Inaction will bring more chaos. Time to act is overdue.”
Ceasefire talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, for the first time, publicly stated that Israel is seeking an end to the war in Gaza — but only under conditions set by Israel, Al Jazeera reported.
Excavators enter Gaza, on the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border on July 10, 2025. — Reuters
Speaking in Washington, Netanyahu said Israel is prepared to enter a 60-day temporary ceasefire and begin negotiations for a permanent resolution. However, he listed three “minimal requirements” for any lasting end to the conflict.
These include a complete disarmament of Hamas, the group’s full military and political dismantlement, and its removal from any future role in Gaza.
