At least 62 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Tuesday, including 19 people seeking humanitarian aid, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) has issued a dire warning, declaring that Gaza is now experiencing the “worst-case scenario of famine” due to Israel’s severe restrictions on food, water, and medical supplies. The humanitarian catastrophe continues to worsen as hospitals struggle to treat the wounded amid relentless bombardments.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) reported that Chris Smalls, a prominent US labour activist and former Amazon Labour Union president, was assaulted by Israeli forces while aboard the Handala, a ship attempting to deliver aid to Gaza. The FFC stated that seven Israeli personnel choked and kicked Smalls, leaving visible injuries. The incident has drawn condemnation, with calls for accountability. Meanwhile, overnight Israeli bombings in central Gaza’s Nuseirat killed at least 30 more people, overwhelming already crippled medical facilities.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settler violence claimed another life as Odeh Muhammad Hadalin, a Palestinian activist, was shot dead in the village of Umm al-Khair. Hadalin, known for documenting settler attacks, was killed outside a community center in Masafer Yatta. His death has sparked outrage, with activists mourning the loss of a dedicated advocate. Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, lamented, “This is how Israel erases us—one life at a time.”
As the death toll mounts, international criticism of Israel’s military campaign intensifies. The blockade on aid has pushed Gaza to the brink of starvation, while settler violence in the West Bank adds to the escalating crisis. With hospitals collapsing under the strain and activists facing brutal repression, calls for urgent intervention grow louder. The world watches as Palestinians endure what the UN describes as an unprecedented humanitarian disaster, with no end in sight to the violence.