According to UN spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, 798 deaths have been recorded so far - 615 near distribution points operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), and another 183 along the routes of humanitarian convoys.

The OHCHR released figures that showed at least 798 people have been killed trying to access aid in the Gaza Strip over the past 10 weeks. The much-maligned GHF have cast doubt on the veracity of the numbers.

The United Nations says most of those killed were close to sites managed by the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

GENEVA: Nearly 800 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May, with most killed near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN said on Friday (Jul 11). An officially private effort,

The IDF told the Jerusalem Post that it is aware of reports of an ICRC and Palestinian Red Crescent worker being fired on, and the incident is being investigated.

The UN human rights office said the majority of the killings took place near aid distribution centres run by the Israel and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

Nearly 800 people were killed while trying to access aid in Gaza since late May – with most of the fatalities occurring near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN human rights office said Friday.

Hamas continues to hold 59 hostages in Gaza, including seven German-Israeli nationals — five of whom are believed to be alive. Their relatives visited Berlin to call for their release.

Doctors Without Borders warned Friday that its teams on the ground in Gaza were witnessing surging levels of acute malnutrition in the besieged and war-ravaged Palestinian territory.The medical charity,