Israeli fire kills at least 99 seeking aid in Gaza as hunger worsens

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At least 99 people were killed by Israeli fire while they waited for UN aid trucks in northern Gaza on July 20, the territory's health ministry said, in one of the highest reported tolls among similar, recent cases.   It came as the Israeli occupation forces ordered displaced Palestinians in the Deir el-Balah area to move south immediately due to imminent operations in the area.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The death toll rose to 99 Palestinians killed after Israeli occupation forces opened gunfire

00:14on aid seekers in the Al-Sudania area, northwest of Gaza City, on Sunday morning.

00:20Gaza's health ministry said dozens of people were also wounded in the incident in one of

00:25the highest reported tolls among repeated recent cases in which aid seekers have been killed,

00:30including 36 on Saturday. The Israeli military said its troops had fired warning shots towards

00:36a crowd of thousands in northern Gaza on Sunday to remove what it claimed was an immediate threat.

00:55Meanwhile, Israeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern areas of the Gazan city of Deir

01:08Al-Bala for the first time on Monday. Residents and displaced Palestinians there were ordered

01:14to move immediately due to imminent operations in the area. Whole families were seen carrying

01:19what few belongings they have on packed donkey carts heading south. The UN slammed the displacement

01:25order as another devastating blow to the already fragile lifelines keeping people alive across

01:30the Gaza Strip.

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