Israel kills 25 Palestinians seeking aid as hospitals warn of infant mortalities

Israel killed at least 25 Palestinians trying to receive aid in the Gaza Strip on Friday as hospitals warned shortages of essential supplies were threatining the lives of infants.

At least 42 people were killed across the Palestinian enclave, including those targeted as they sought humanitarian relief in central Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp and Rafah in the south. Dozens were wounded, some criticially.  

According to reporters on the scene, the Israeli army directly shot at civilians who gathered at a US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) relief distribution point near the Netzarim corridor, which bisects the enclave.

Eyewitness accounts say that rescue crews were unable to retrieve bodies or save wounded victims due to the heavy shelling in the area. 

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