Hospitals in Gaza have reported the killing of more than a dozen people, half of them food-seekers, by Israeli fire on Saturday as Palestinians endured severe risks in their search for food amid airdrops and restrictions on overland aid delivery. Eyewitnesses described chaos and gunfire at aid distribution sites, which the Israel-backed private American contractor denied. Health officials said airstrikes also killed families in tents and homes. Meanwhile, hostage families protested in Tel Aviv, urging a deal to end the war. As border crossings remain blocked, more countries joined airdrop efforts, which UN officials say are costly and insufficient to address the crisis.
