Key Facts
• July 20, 2025: Israeli military gunfire killed 67 Palestinians in northern Gaza.
• Victims were waiting for UN aid trucks; dozens more were injured.
• Gaza Health Ministry reported 90 total deaths from gunfire and airstrikes that day.
• July 19, 2025: 36 Palestinians killed in similar incidents; 6 more died in southern Gaza.
• Israeli military claimed gunfire aimed to neutralize “imminent threats.”
• UN World Food Program (WFP) convoy of 25 trucks entered Gaza before the attack.
• WFP condemned violence against civilians seeking humanitarian aid.
• Hamas expressed anger over rising deaths and hunger, warning of impacts on Qatar ceasefire talks.
Summary
On July 20, 2025, Israeli military gunfire killed 67 Palestinians in northern Gaza as they waited for UN aid trucks, with dozens more injured. The Gaza Health Ministry reported a total of 90 deaths across the region that day due to gunfire and airstrikes. Similar incidents occurred on July 19, with 36 killed in northern Gaza and 6 near a southern aid facility. The Israeli military stated the gunfire was aimed at neutralizing “imminent threats” and denied targeting humanitarian aid intentionally. The UN World Food Program condemned the violence, noting that a convoy of 25 aid trucks had entered Gaza before the attack. Hamas criticized the rising death toll and worsening hunger, warning of potential impacts on ceasefire negotiations in Qatar.
