At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded Sunday in a shooting near Israeli- and U.S.-supported food-distribution points in the Gaza Strip, according to

Israeli occupation forces shot and killed several Palestinians on Sunday morning across various regions of the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s use of aid as a weapon of war has provoked outrage. It has prevented essential supplies from entering Gaza. And yet its new effort to distribute aid is also proving deeply controversial. Hamas says it is a front for the idf. International aid organisations have decried it. What is this new network and what is it trying to do?

Israel’s blockade of Gaza may have been partially lifted – and a new US-backed plan to deliver aid has begun. But there are multiple indications that the plight of Gazans is rapidly worsening.

A humanitarian worker in the territory explains how the situation has devolved in recent weeks—and what she’s doing for her own family.

The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, aimed to deliver symbolic aid to Gaza.