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At least 44 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip since early Tuesday, as Israeli forces continue their assaults, according to hospital officials speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic.

Medical sources said 16 of those killed were civilians waiting for humanitarian aid when they came under fire.

As the British government and the BBC condemn Glastonbury Festival duo Bob Vylan for a controversial set on Saturday, many on social media this week are accusing the institutions of reacting more strongly to their performance than to Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza.

In a week already marked by controversy over Irish rap group Kneecap’s Glastonbury set - amid government accusations that the trio incited terrorism at a prior concert in the UK - backlash ensued after British grime-punk duo led a chant of "death, death to the IDF [Israeli Defence Forces]" to their audience of thousands, and to the additional millions who watched BBC's airing of the performance. 

Bob Vylan - comprising vocalist and guitarist Bobby Vylan and drummer Bobbie Vylan - are known for fusing punk, grime and hip-hop with socially conscious themes. Their lyrics frequently address racism, mental health, and gentrification in Britain’s Black communities.

The band member that led the chant, Bobby Vylan (Pascal Robinson-Foster), also spoke of once working under a "fucking Zionist" and called out the UK and the US or "being complicit in war crimes and genocide happening ... to the Palestinian people". 

Read more: Social media points fingers back at institutions punishing Bob Vylan for Glastonbury set

The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire across the Gaza Strip since early Tuesday has climbed to 31, medical sources have confirmed to Al Jazeera Arabic.

Among the dead are 13 people who were reportedly attempting to collect humanitarian aid when they were shot.

Hospitals continue to receive the wounded as Israeli attacks show no sign of easing. The rising number of casualties includes many civilians caught in or near aid distribution zones.

More than 130 charities and aid organisations have called for the closure of the Israeli and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), citing a soaring death toll among Palestinians seeking aid.

Since the GHF began operations in late May, following a three-month Israeli blockade, over 500 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while attempting to access food and supplies, according to the joint statement.

The signatories—including Oxfam, Save the Children, and Amnesty International—condemned what they described as “routine” shootings by Israeli forces and armed groups targeting desperate civilians.

“Today, Palestinians in Gaza face an impossible choice: starve or risk being shot while trying desperately to reach food to feed their families,” the statement said.

They added that children and their caregivers are among those killed, with minors injured in more than half of the documented attacks on aid distribution sites.

Human rights groups have also pointed to Israeli soldiers’ reported admissions of being instructed to shoot at aid seekers.

Israeli army fire has killed at least 24 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since early Tuesday, hospital sources confirmed to Al Jazeera Arabic.

Among the dead are 11 people who had been waiting to receive humanitarian aid, highlighting the increasing dangers faced by civilians amid the ongoing conflict.

Medical facilities in Gaza continue to struggle under the weight of mounting casualties as Israeli forces carry out frequent strikes across the densely populated territory.

At least eight Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike targeting the southern part of the enclave since early Tuesday, according to medical officials.

Nasser Medical Complex confirmed the fatalities, noting that one of the victims was an aid worker.

Health officials in Gaza have reported hundreds of meningitis cases, raising alarm over the spread of disease as the territory’s medical system continues to buckle under relentless bombardment and siege.

The Ministry of Health said the outbreak reflects the severe deterioration of healthcare infrastructure, with overcrowded shelters, poor sanitation, and limited access to clean water fuelling infections.

Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges — the protective layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

According to the World Health Organization, it is typically triggered by viral, bacterial, or fungal infections, though other causes include cancer, chemical irritation, or brain haemorrhages.

At least two Palestinians were killed in separate Israeli attacks on Tuesday targeting different parts of the besieged enclave.

A source at the Baptist Hospital told Al Jazeera Arabic that one person died and several others were wounded following an Israeli strike on the Zeitoun neighbourhood, southeast of Gaza City.

Meanwhile, Nasser Hospital officials confirmed that another Palestinian was killed in a separate bombing that struck central Khan Yunis.

The High Court has rejected the challenge brought by rights groups which sought to halt the export of British-made F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel following a 20-month court battle.

In a 72-page ruling released on Monday, Lord Justice Males and Mrs Justice Steyn said that the case was narrowly focused on whether the court could rule that the UK "must withdraw from a specific multilateral defence collaboration" considered vital by ministers to the defence of the UK because some UK-made parts might be supplied to Israel and used in serious violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza. 

"Under our constitution that acutely sensitive and political issue is a matter for the executive which is democratically accountable to Parliament and ultimately to the electorate, not for the courts," they found.

Middle East Eye understands that the groups who brought the case are discussing an appeal.

Read more: High Court rejects challenge to export of UK-made F-35 parts to Israel

At least seven Palestinians were shot dead while waiting for aid along the Netzarim axis, a source at Al-Shifa Hospital confirmed on Tuesday to Al Jazeera Arabic. Several others were wounded in the incident.

Witnesses said Israeli forces opened fire on the crowd gathered for humanitarian relief, continuing a pattern seen in recent weeks.

Since 27 May, Israel and the United States have been carrying out an aid delivery plan that bypasses UN agencies and international organisations. The process has faced heavy criticism, as Israeli forces have repeatedly targeted Palestinians queuing for food and supplies.

Rights groups say the policy effectively leaves civilians with a deadly choice — risk being shot or face starvation.

A Palestinian man was killed and at least 44 others wounded after Israeli forces targeted a group of people waiting for humanitarian aid, according to medical officials speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic. 

Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat confirmed that the strike hit civilians gathered along Salah al-Din Street, just south of Wadi Gaza, in central Gaza.

The crowd had reportedly assembled in hopes of receiving food or supplies amid the worsening humanitarian crisis.

Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian man near the apartheid wall in the town of Adh Dhahiriya, south of Hebron, on Tuesday.

Local and security sources told Wafa that soldiers opened fire at the Dhahiriya (Meitar) crossing, striking Samer Bassam Al-Zagharneh, a resident of nearby Al-Ramadin.

He was critically wounded in the shooting and later died of his injuries.

Israeli authorities later handed over his body to Palestinian medics, who transported him to Dura Governmental Hospital.

Killings during Israeli military operations have become a near-daily occurrence across the occupied West Bank, as Israeli violence continues to escalate.

Israeli forces fatally shot a Palestinian teenager early Tuesday morning in central Ramallah, according to Palestinian officials.

The victim, identified as 16-year-old Amjad Nassar Awad Hawshiya, was hit by live fire at the Al-Manara roundabout. He later succumbed to his wounds.

Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli troops stormed several homes in the occupied West Bank city raiding properties and interrogated a number of young men on the spot.

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates on Israel's war on Gaza and developments in the occupied West Bank:

• At least 67 Palestinians died in Gaza on Monday, according to witnesses and health officials. Israeli air strikes hit a seaside cafe, killing 30, while gunfire killed 22 others as crowds gathered for food aid.

• Israeli forces admitted firing on civilians waiting for aid, despite no apparent threat, Haaretz reported.

• Oxfam’s UK chief, Dr Halima Begum, criticised a British court ruling allowing F-35 jet parts exports to Israel, used in Gaza attacks. Oxfam had provided evidence in the case.

• Netanyahu to meet Trump – The Israeli prime minister will visit the White House on 7 July, an Israeli official confirmed.

• Iran downplays quick US talks – Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told CBS News that negotiations would not resume swiftly after recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said that they had received no response in the last four weeks about a ceasefire deal they had proposed to Israel, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.

Hamdan said Hamas were determined "to seek a ceasefire that will save our people, and we are working with mediators to open the crossings."

They also said that the US "continues to send uncomfortable messages as an honest broker" and they had also not heard "a clear position from Washington condemning Netanyahu’s rejection of the ceasefire proposal" in the last four weeks.

Al Jazeera also reported that Hamas believed that the Palestinian people should have their right to a sovereign state honoured.