At least 23 people were killed and several others injured in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since early Thursday, medical sources told Anadolu. Israeli artillery shelled civilians waiting for aid delivery near the Zikim area, northern Gaza Strip, killing nine people and injuring dozens.

More than 100 charity and human rights groups said Wednesday that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation, as Israeli strikes killed another 29 people overnight,

More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in Gaza, mostly near food sites run by an American contractor, the U.N. human rights office said.