Updates: Israel kills 74 in Gaza as UN warns of high rate of child deaths

Israeli forces kill 30 aid seekers in Gaza on Monday, as rights groups warn of ‘irreversible humanitarian collapse’.

Palestinian hunger
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Scavenging for scraps: Palestinians risk gunfire to feed starving children

By Caolán Magee, Virginia Pietromarchi, Umut Uras and Stephen Quillen
Published On 4 Aug 2025

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  • At least 74 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Monday, including 36 aid seekers, as the United Nations warned that 28 children are dying a day from Israeli bombardment and lack of aid.
  • Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a security cabinet meeting tomorrow, as he weighs the possibility of launching an operation to take full control of Gaza.