18 killed in Gaza by Israeli fire as attacks near aid points continue: rescuers

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Gaza’s civil defence agency have said that Israeli forces killed at least 18 people, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site in central Gaza.

Civil defence official Mohammad al-Mugghayyir told AFP that “18 people have been killed due to ongoing Israeli shelling on the Gaza Strip since dawn today, 15 of whom were waiting for aid”, adding that the remaining three were killed by shelling near Gaza City.

 A column of fire and smoke erupts following Israeli bombardment of areas east of the Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City on June 18, 2025. — AFP
A column of fire and smoke erupts following Israeli bombardment of areas east of the Tuffah neighbourhood in eastern Gaza City on June 18, 2025. — AFP

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