Death toll in Gaza today rises to 43

16 July 2025 11:46 BST

At least 43 Palestinians, including 21 aid seekers, have been killed across Gaza since dawn, according to Al Jazeera, citing medical sources.

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said 15 aid seekers died from a stampede and suffocation due to tear gas that was fired at Palestinians seeking food at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation food distribution site in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.

The report said that an Israeli attack on a camp of displaced people in al-Mawasi killed nine.

People carry a body as they mourn Palestinians who were killed in an incident on Wednesday while seeking aid in Khan Younis, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 16, 2025. — People carry a body as they mourn Palestinians who were killed while seeking aid in Khan Younis, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 16 July 2025 (Reuters)