Starving Palestinians pepper-sprayed at GHF aid site in Gaza, video shows

Men, women and children seen moving successful each directions distant from Israeli soldiers attacking the hopeless assistance seekers.

Israeli subject unit person pepper-sprayed hopeless and starving Palestinian assistance seekers astatine 1 of the organisation points of the arguable assistance bureau GHF successful Gaza, a video shows.

In the 20-second video verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking bureau Sanad, Israeli troops were seen scattering a assemblage with capsicum spray astatine Shakoush successful Gaza’s confederate metropolis of Rafah.

The mobile telephone video, recorded on July 10 and released connected societal media precocious connected Saturday, shows 3 equipped soldiers utilizing the capsicum spray against the Palestinians astatine the Israeli and United States-backed GHF assistance point.

The GHF information unit fired capsicum spray astatine Palestinians who went to person assistance successful Al Shakoush country successful Rafah, confederate Gaza Strip. 10/7/2025 pic.twitter.com/uZbhyoMgdM

— Eye connected Palestine (@EyeonPalestine) July 19, 2025

Men, women and children could beryllium seen moving successful each directions distant from the soldiers – immoderate covering their mouths with their clothes, others frantically rushing to permission the country with bags of flour hoisted connected their backs.

Since the GHF started operating successful Gaza successful precocious May, astatine slightest 891 radical person been killed portion trying to get food, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said connected Saturday.

A July 15 study by the United Nations recovered that astatine slightest 674 of those radical were killed “in the vicinity of GHF sites”.

The highly criticised assistance operation has efficaciously sidelined Gaza’s immense UN-led assistance transportation web aft Israel eased a much than two-month full blockade connected the enclave.

The video of Palestinians being pepper-sprayed came arsenic Israel’s genocidal warfare successful Gaza saw astatine slightest 54 much Palestinians killed connected Sunday, 51 of them assistance seekers, until 10:30 GMT connected Sunday.

On Saturday, 116 Palestinians were killed crossed the enclave, including astatine slightest 38 assistance seekers.

Mahmoud Mokeimar, a Palestinian successful Gaza, said helium was walking with a assemblage of people, mostly young men, towards the GHF hub erstwhile Israeli troops fired informing shots and soon opened fire.

“The concern opened occurrence astatine america indiscriminately,” helium told The Associated Press quality agency.

Mokeimar said helium saw astatine slightest 3 motionless bodies connected the crushed and galore wounded radical fleeing.

“Unless Israel allows much nutrient into Gaza, Palestinians person nary prime but to hazard their lives conscionable for thing to eat,” said Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Deir el-Balah successful Gaza.

“Parents spell to the GHF organisation sites to hazard getting killed oregon permission their children starving. There is nary enactment successful the market. Everything is precise expensive.”

Meanwhile, Palestinians, including infants and toddlers, proceed to dice from starvation crossed Gaza.

Four-year-old Razan Abu Zaher died of complications from malnutrition and hunger, a root astatine Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital successful Gaza City told Al Jazeera connected Sunday.

On Saturday, the manager of al-Shifa Hospital said two Palestinians had died of starvation, including a 35-day-old infant.

On Friday, the Health Ministry said starving Palestinians are arriving successful infirmary exigency departments crossed Gaza successful “unprecedented numbers”, arsenic Israel continues to severely restrict entree to nutrient successful Gaza and sprout radical seeking aid.

Israel’s warfare connected Gaza has killed astatine slightest 58,765 radical and wounded 140,485 others. An estimated 1,139 radical were killed successful Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attacks, and much than 200 were taken captive.

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Al Jazeera and quality agencies