On Day 75 since Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza, the Israeli army has killed and wounded scores of Palestinians, including children, across the besieged, devastated, and starving coastal enclave.
9:13 pm update:
A Palestinian media tech was killed on Saturday evening in Israeli shelling of Gaza City.
Wafa news reported that satellite broadcast engineer Yousef Al-Nakhala was killed as a result of an Israeli bombardment that targeted his family’s home in Gaza City.
In the same context, Israeli warplanes bombed the five-story home of citizen Rabah Abu Muammar, east of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, destroying it.
Physician Hamdi Yahya al-Najjar died today of wounds sustained a week ago when his home was bombed, killing nine of his children and severely wounding him. Here is the moment he arrived at Nasser Medical Complex, severely injured after the occupation forces bombed his home:
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation forces have launched an aggression against the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of 54,381 citizens, the majority of whom were children and women, and the injury of 124,054 others. This is a preliminary toll, with a number of victims still under the rubble and on the streets, unable to be reached by ambulances and rescue teams.
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Chairman of the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine, Ramzi Khoury, welcomed the appeal of Pope Leo XIV and the statements of Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin regarding Gaza, considering them to reflect a humanitarian and moral stance that requires the international community to heed and take urgent action .
The Holy See renewed its painful appeal for Gaza, noting the weeping of mothers and fathers as they cradle the bodies of their children, and the suffering of those forced to move in search of shelter or food. It called for an immediate ceasefire and the full release of hostages, saying : “From the Gaza Strip, the cries of mothers and fathers rise ever more high above the heavens: let the firing cease, let all hostages be released, let humanitarian law be fully respected.”
For his part, Cardinal Parolin stressed in an interview with the Vatican’s office for Communications that what is happening in Gaza is unacceptable, with children dying of hunger and bombs falling on schools and hospitals. He stressed the need to stop the bombing, allow humanitarian aid in, and respect international humanitarian law by all parties. The situation in Gaza was at the forefront of the topics addressed in the interview.
Khoury emphasized that these positions, stemming from the human conscience, represent a moral voice that must not be left alone, but rather must be translated into practical steps on the ground, beginning with halting the Israeli aggression, lifting the siege, and opening humanitarian corridors.
Also Saturday, mass demonstrations were held in cities around the world condemning the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
In this context, hundreds of thousands participated in demonstrations held in the French capital, Paris; the German capital, Berlin; the Italian city of Milan; Geneva, Switzerland; Athens, Greece; Sofia, Bulgaria; Manchester, Britain; Helsingborg, Sweden; Hilversum, the Netherlands; Aarhus, Denmark; and the capital, Copenhagen, in support of the Palestinian people and to demand an immediate ceasefire and the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
4pm update:
Eight Palestinian citizens were killed and others injured, six of whom were killed when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a tent sheltering displaced people in Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis.
Local sources reported that an Israeli drone bombed a tent housing displaced people in the Mawasi area of Al-Qarara town, north of Khan Yunis, killing six people, including four from one family: Saeed Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Kurd, Basma Saeed Awda Al-Kurd, Ashraf Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Kurd, Reham Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Kurd, Maryam Abdullah Daoud Al-Astal, and Alma Trad Al-Ghalban.
The sources added that the Israeli occupation forces fired live bullets at civilians near the aid distribution center west of Rafah, leading to the killing of Ahmed Samir Mahmoud Al-Boji and Ahmed Ashraf Abdel Hamid Al-Hams.
Ambulance crews recovered the body of Rafiq Shaib Ali Al-Lahham, following a previous bombing of Khan Yunis.
Starving Palestinians try to recover some spilled flour from the ground:
2:25 pm update:
Six Palestinians were killed and others injured as a result of Israeli shelling of various areas in Gaza City and Khan Younis.
Local sources reported that an Israeli drone bombed a civilian vehicle near the Al-Sahaba complex in Gaza City, killing five civilians.
A number of civilians were also injured in a bombing that targeted the Shaheen family’s home on Jaffa Street in the Tuffah neighborhood, coinciding with an airstrike on a residential building on Omar al-Mukhtar Street in the east of the city.
In the central Gaza Strip, a number of civilians were injured as a result of the occupation’s shelling that targeted a group of citizens near the Ansar Mosque in the city of Deir al-Balah. A young girl, Mira Muhammad Abu Sabra, also died from her injuries in yesterday’s shelling near the Abu Samra roundabout in the city .
In the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation forces continued their intensive artillery bombardment of the Abu Khater square south of Khan Yunis, near the destroyed Islamic University. This coincided with heavy gunfire from helicopters on the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Yunis, which also witnessed the bombing of residential buildings by the occupation forces .
A citizen was killed and others were injured when a tent sheltering displaced people was bombed in the Mawasi al-Qarara area, north of Khan Yunis.
In the town of Abasan al-Jadida, east of Khan Yunis, ambulance crews recovered the bodies of a number of Palestinians, including: Imad al-Din Raafat Ali Radwan, Nour Hamdan Ahmed Abu Jamea, Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Abu Anza, and Anas Jihad Suleiman Abu Anza .
Walid Hassan Abu Daqqa succumbed to his injuries sustained a few days earlier in a bombing of a tent in Khan Yunis, joining his son who was killed in the same bombing. Fadi Imad Naji Samour was also killed in an earlier bombing in the city center.
Ambulance and civil defense crews continue their search and rescue efforts amid intense Israeli airstrikes and ongoing aerial and artillery bombardment in various areas of the Gaza Strip .
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11:33 am report:
Israeli forces fatally shot two Palestinian civilians early Saturday and injured dozens more as they attempted to reach an aid distribution center near Alam Roundabout, west of Rafah, in Gaza’s southernmost region.
Meanwhile, in Khan Younis, one Palestinian was killed, and several others were wounded, in an Israeli shelling that targeted the Sikka area, in the city’s center.
Rescue teams later retrieved the bodies of four Palestinians who had been killed in an earlier Israeli airstrike on Al-Qarara and Bani Suheila, both located in Khan Younis. The slain were identified as Mohammed Salem Mansour Al-Adaini, Salem Mansour Salim Al-Adaini, Mohammed Ali Abu Hajras, and Mohammed Iyad Jamil Abu Assi.
Two additional Palestinians were killed, and many others injured, when an Israeli drone fired a missile at displaced civilians in Bani Suheila.
Israeli forces also wired and detonated homes and buildings in Al-Qarara, northeast of Khan Younis, as airstrikes continued to pound eastern Jabalia, with warplanes and drones conducting bombing raids, while artillery shells targeted northeastern Jabalia Refugee Camp.
At least two civilians were shot dead and several others injured this morning by Israeli army gunfire while en route to receive badly needed aid from the U.S. aid distribution center on the outskirts of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/GYcxYkzLFz
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) May 31, 2025
In Gaza City, medical sources reported that an entire family was killed when the Israeli army bombed their tent near Omar Mosque.
The victims included Arafat Deeb, his wife, and their three children, while multiple others sustained injuries.
Beyond airstrikes, Israeli forces leveled residential buildings through heavy shelling in Qizan Al-Najjar and Al-Qarara, both in Khan Younis.
UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stated that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached its worst point since Israel’s military campaign began on October 7, 2023.
Speaking at a press briefing, Dujarric emphasized that the war and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza continue to escalate.
Two Palestinians were killed and several others injured by Israeli army fire while attempting to reach the aid distribution center operated by the American security company west of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.
The two killed are:
Fathi Wael Al-Nahhal
Ahmad Mohammad Mahmoud Matar pic.twitter.com/vkcVl41VDF— Ramy Abdu| رامي عبده (@RamAbdu) May 31, 2025
He cited reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), which confirmed that the situation has never been more dire.
Dujarric also addressed Israel’s forced evacuation of Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza and the ongoing mass displacement of civilians. In the past two weeks alone, approximately 200,000 people have been forcibly displaced.
Despite severe Israeli restrictions on aid deliveries, the UN and its partners continue efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza. However, the need for aid has reached unprecedented levels, with 80 days of near-total blockade preventing essential supplies from entering.
The limited aid shipments currently allowed into Gaza remain insufficient to support the 2.1 million people in desperate need of life-saving assistance.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that a ceasefire agreement on Gaza was “very close.”
On its part, Hamas confirmed that it is consulting with Palestinian factions regarding a ceasefire proposal presented by U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated that a ceasefire should be pursued if a deal is possible, emphasizing the need to avoid an endless war.
At the same time, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs introduced a large-scale humanitarian aid plan for Gaza. He acknowledged the challenging conditions but affirmed that the UN and its partners know how to implement the plan, stressing that global pressure is mounting for immediate action.
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini issued a statement to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, saying that Israel has made serious accusations against UNRWA for over a year, without evidence.
The trickle of aid being let in to #Gaza is piling up, out of our reach.
Insecurity, delays, blocked routes, restrictions on where we can deliver and desperate crowds make delivery near impossible.
Our work is obstructed.
This isn’t about logistics, it’s a political choice. pic.twitter.com/O4RlBfPT9H
— OCHA OPT (Palestine) (@ochaopt) May 31, 2025
Lazzarini further noted that the Israeli government has not provided sufficient evidence to the United Nations, nor has it initiated any specific criminal proceedings.
Israel continues to enforce starvation tactics against 2.4 million Palestinians in Gaza by blocking humanitarian aid, particularly food supplies, since March 2, according to the Gaza Government Media Office.
As famine worsens, Israel’s aid distribution plan has collapsed. On Tuesday and Wednesday, desperate Palestinians rushed to an aid center, seeking food for their starving children. Israeli forces opened fire, killing 10 civilians and injuring 62 others, forcing the aid organization to halt operations temporarily.
Since Israel broke the ceasefire on March 18, 2025, the Israeli army has killed more than 4,000 Palestinians and injured at least 11,000.
The overall death toll in Gaza has now exceeded 54,321, including at least 16,505 children, 9,800 women, and 248 journalists. The number of injuries has surpassed 123,770, with thousands still trapped under the rubble, unable to access critical medical aid.
