Israeli attacks kill 42 in Gaza on Eid, aid sites remain closed

At least 42 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Eid-al-Adha, reports Al Jazeera.

Additionally, the US-backed group distributing aid in the Palestinian territory said all its centres are closed. Operation will be suspended until further notice.

The dead bodies of 16 people arrived at Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis on Friday, local health authorities said, while another 16 were brought to Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, five to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, and five more to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah.

According to Gaza’s Government Media Office, a journalist who was wounded in an Israeli strike on Ahli Hospital on Thursday succumbed to their injures, raising the number of journalists killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war to 226.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a previously unknown group that is overseeing the aid distribution effort, advised people to stay away from the aid distribution hubs “for their safety”.

GHF, which began distributing aid last week, said in a Facebook post on Friday that details about reopening would be announced later.