U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff & Amb. Mike Huckabee Arrives in Israel Amid Escalating Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

The Israeli military acknowledged that it fired warning shots when aid trucks were surrounded but claimed no injuries were reported from their actions. A security official, speaking anonymously, said the gunfire appeared to come from within the crowd during clashes among Palestinians scrambling for supplies.

Chaos Over Airdropped Aid

Desperation unfolded again Thursday in central Gaza’s Zawaida, where air-dropped food sparked a frantic scramble. With border crossings closed, aid agencies have turned to aerial drops, which have led to stampedes as starving civilians fight over the limited supplies.

Eslam al-Telbany, a displaced woman from Jabalia, described how she was attacked while carrying cooking oil and flour, eventually forced to abandon the aid and return home empty-handed. “My children prayed I’d bring back food. They haven’t eaten or drunk anything for two days,” she said through tears.