Four Palestinians killed seeking aid as famine death toll rises

Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy on the outskirts of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. Picture: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

Israeli forces killed four aid seekers travelling on Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City – an area regularly used by Palestinians trying to reach a food distribution point, a hospital and witnesses said.

The deaths add to the growing toll of Palestinians killed while seeking food, as parts of the Gaza Strip plunge into famine and Israel’s military ramps up activity in northern Gaza ahead of a planned offensive to seize its largest city.