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    2 American aid workers injured at food distribution site in Gaza; Palestinians die amid airstrikes and attempts to find food

    Justin M. LarsonBy Justin M. LarsonJuly 5, 2025No Comments5 Mins Read
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    Two American aid workers with the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were injured in southern Gaza in an attack at a food distribution site on Saturday. The organization claimed the attack was carried out by Hamas but did not provide further evidence. 

    The GHF said assailants threw grenades at a distribution site in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. The foundation later posted a photo of the fragments of the explosive device and claimed, without providing evidence, that it was detonated by Hamas militants. It said the injuries were not life-threatening, and the two men received medical attention.

    Meanwhile, Israeli airstrikes killed 14 people in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials in Gaza told the Associated Press on Saturday. 

    The strikes hit tents in the Muwasi area on the southern end of Gaza’s Mediterranean coast, killing seven people, including a Palestinian doctor and his three children, according to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

    Four others were killed in the town of Bani Suheila in southern Gaza, and three people were killed in three different strikes in Khan Younis. The Israeli army did not provide immediate comment on the strikes.

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    The mother of Anas Al-Basyouni mourns his loss shortly after he was killed while on his way to an aid distribution center, during his funeral at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

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    The latest bloodshed comes as U.S.-led ceasefire efforts aimed at halting a nearly 21-month war appear to be gaining momentum.

    Hamas gave a “positive” response late Friday to the latest U.S. proposal for a 60-day truce but said further talks were needed on implementation.

    Hamas has been seeking guarantees that the initial truce would lead to a total end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. Hamas has also said they want aid to be delivered exclusively by the U.N. and its partners, and that the GHF be shut down. 

    President Trump has been pushing for an agreement and is set to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House next week to discuss a deal. Netanyahu has previously ruled out ending the war until all the hostages are freed and the military and governing capability of Hamas has been permanently destroyed. 

    “We cannot bear it anymore,” Saleh Abu Odeh told CBS Saturday Morning. He said he has been displaced countless times within the war-torn territory. “We pray there will be a ceasefire, regardless of the demands. Just agree and let the people breathe.” 

    Palestinians die seeking food

    In addition to those killed in the airstrikes, 10 Palestinians were killed as they sought food in the embattled enclave, Gaza hospital officials told the Associated Press. Eight were killed near a GHF aid distribution site in the southern city of Rafah, the hospital said. One Palestinian was also killed near another GHF point in Rafah. It was not clear how far away the Palestinians were from the sites.

    GHF denied that the killings happened near their sites. Previously, the organization has said no one has been shot at its sites, which are guarded by private contractors but can only be accessed by passing Israeli military positions hundreds of meters away. CBS News previously reported that a contractor said their colleague had fired into the crowd at one aid site. 

    The army had no immediate comment, but has said it fires warning shots as a crowd-control measure and it only aims at people when its troops are threatened.

    One Palestinian was also killed waiting in crowds for aid trucks in eastern Khan Younis, officials at Nasser Hospital said. The United Nations and other international organizations bring in their own supplies of aid. It was unclear to which organization the aid trucks the Palestinians were waiting for belonged to, but the incident did not appear to be connected to GHF operations.

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    A youth carries an empty box of relief supplies from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), as displaced Palestinians walk near a food distribution centre in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on June 1, 2025.

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    Crowds of Palestinians often wait for trucks and unload or loot their contents before they reach their destinations. These trucks must pass through areas under Israeli military control. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the incident.

    The GHF — a U.S.- and Israeli-backed initiative meant to bypass the U.N. — distributes aid from four sites that are surrounded by Israeli troops, three of which are in the far south of Gaza.

    The U.N. and other humanitarian groups have rejected the GHF system, saying it allows Israel to use food as a weapon, violates humanitarian principles and it’s not effective.

    Israel says Hamas has been siphoning off aid delivered by the U.N. — a claim the U.N. denies. Hamas has urged Palestinians not to cooperate with the GHF.

    GHF, which is registered in Delaware, began distributing food in May to Palestinians, who say Israeli troops open fire almost every day toward crowds on roads heading to the distribution points, through Israeli military zones. Several hundred people have been killed and hundreds more wounded, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry and witnesses.

    The war in Gaza was set off after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 250 others hostage. Israel responded with an offensive that has killed over 57,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, displaced nearly all of Gaza’s 2 million people and left many on the edge of famine.

    The ministry is led by medical professionals employed by Gaza’s Hamas government. It does not differentiate between civilians and combatants, but its figures are seen by the U.N. and other international organizations as the most reliable statistics on war casualties.

    Debora Patta

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