Intensified Israeli shelling in Gaza kills dozens, raises humanitarian crisis

Israeli artillery, drone strikes and air raids continued across Gaza in July 2026, targeting residential neighborhoods such as Al‑Zeitoun, Al‑Olive and the Nuseirat camp. Multiple attacks on civilians were reported, including a drone strike on a funeral that killed at least seven mourners and a shelling of a vehicle at the Al‑Ghafri intersection that wounded 14 people, three seriously. The Gaza Ministry of Health recorded 1,168 Palestinians killed and 3,734 injured since the cease‑fire began, while only 59,613 of the 168,000 aid trucks slated to enter the Strip were allowed through – roughly 35 % of the expected deliveries. Restrictions on movement also limited travel through the Rafah crossing to 9,268 of an estimated 24,600 people. Human‑itarian facilities such as the “yellow line” zones have been repeatedly hit, further crippling medical transport; about 70 % of ambulances are out of service. The Israeli military is reportedly preparing a large‑scale “Rafah ghetto” to house up to 50,000 displaced Palestinians under armed police control. These violations of the cease‑fire and the severe limitation of aid have deepened the humanitarian emergency in Gaza.