At least 82 Palestinians have been killed and 247 injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry, Al Jazeera reports.

The toll included nine aid seekers killed and more than 78 others injured, raising the total number of people killed at aid sites since May 27, when the GHF started operations, to 782.

More than 5,179 other starving Palestinians were also injured in total at those GHF distribution points, the ministry said.

Israel’s offensive on Gaza has killed a total of 57,762 Palestinians and injured 137,656 since October 7, 2023, the ministry added.

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