Foreign Policy

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Palestinians at Gaza Food Distribution Points, Haaretz Investigation Reveals

By National Security Desk | June 27, 2025

A Haaretz investigation exposes that Israeli soldiers stationed near Gaza food aid points have received orders to shoot Palestinians attempting to access humanitarian aid outside designated times, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands wounded—a disturbing display of military overreach against a desperate civilian population.

The brutal reality unfolding near Gaza's food distribution centers is far grimmer than mainstream accounts suggest. According to an in-depth investigation by Haaretz, Israeli soldiers positioned just hundreds of meters from the humanitarian food points run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) have been explicitly ordered by their commanders to open fire on Palestinian civilians trying to obtain food without a "legitimate reason." This chilling mandate turns zones meant for life-saving aid into what one soldier anonymously called "a killing zone." Reportedly, between one and five Palestinians die daily near these distribution points due to military gunfire — victims treated...

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