Massacre at the Aid Line: 59 Palestinians Killed in a Single Day as Ceasefire Talks Collapse

At least 31 Palestinians were shot dead Friday as they walked toward a food distribution site near Rafah in southern Gaza some for the first time, others with children clinging to their sides. Witnesses and hospital officials say Israeli forces opened fire near a location run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), despite prior instructions for civilians to gather there.

One of the victims was 17-year-old Nasir al-Sha’er. His mother, Sumaya, said Nasir had begged to go out and get flour because they had none left at home. “He said to me, ‘Mom, you don’t have flour, and today I’ll go and bring you flour even if I die,’” she recalled through tears. “But he never came back.”

The Red Cross said its field hospital received its largest influx of dead in over a year, with more than 100 injured, mostly with gunshot wounds. Israel’s military later claimed it fired only warning shots at “suspicious behavior” and was unaware of casualties.

On the same day, Israeli airstrikes killed 28 more Palestinians, including four children. Strikes in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah left 13 dead, while 15 more were killed in Khan Younis, according to health officials.

As bodies pile up, hopes for peace evaporate. Two days of talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ended with no breakthrough. Trump had earlier hinted at a possible ceasefire deal with Hamas but returned to Washington with no agreement in hand.

Meanwhile, Israel continues airstrikes in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun, and Israelis themselves are taking to the streets, demanding an end to the war. “Arrogance is what brought the disaster upon us,” said former hostage Eli Sharabi.

With famine looming, over 2 million Gazans now depend entirely on aid. But Israel has blocked and restricted aid since the last ceasefire collapsed in March. Only this week did the first fuel just 150,000 litres enter Gaza after 130 days, a UN statement confirmed, calling it a “small drop in the ocean.”

Adding to the heartbreak, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a Palestinian-American man visiting from Florida was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while standing on his family’s land. Seifeddin Musalat and a local friend, Mohammed al-Shalabi, were killed, and settlers reportedly blocked paramedics from reaching them. Musalat’s family has called on the U.S. State Department to investigate his death and bring accountability.

As more than 59 Palestinian lives were lost in a single day, the world watches again with no ceasefire, no clear truth, and no end in sight.

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