More than 1,370 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for desperately needed food aid in Gaza since May, most of them shot or bombed by Israeli forces near known aid distribution points and convoy routes. Women, children, and the elderly were among the victims, gunned down or struck by drone fire as they queued for survival in the midst of deepening famine.

These killings, often carried out in full view of aid workers and journalists, have turned food lines into lethal traps. Many families have been wiped out as Israeli forces targeted starving civilians gathered around aid trucks or chasing air-dropped packages, underscoring a deliberate pattern of violence.

The worsening blockade has left Gaza on the brink of full-scale famine, with one in three people going days without food and three-quarters of the population facing emergency hunger. Rights groups warn that the systematic targeting of civilians seeking aid may constitute genocide, demanding international accountability and an end to the deadly siege.

Despite mounting outrage and calls for investigation, no action has been taken to halt these killings, leaving Gaza’s starving population trapped between hunger and bullets.