June 1 – June 21, 2025
By Malik Mukhtar | www.ainnbeen.blogspot.com
“They came for bread, and left in body bags.”
Gaza is witnessing a new horror: not just death by bombs or siege, but by bullets at the very gates of aid.
From June 1 to June 21, Gaza’s displaced families queued at GHF food centers—often their only chance at survival. What they met instead were tank shells, drone strikes, and machine guns. They came for flour. They were met with fire.
๐ The Most Inhuman Detail
“We spoke to a mother who left her children behind in a makeshift tent, walked 15 kilometers at night—through debris, darkness, and fear—just to collect food. She reached the distribution point and was met not with bread, but with bullets.”
— UNICEF Spokesperson, June 2025
Let that sink in.
A mother, starved, desperate, holding onto a sliver of hope, left her children huddled in rags just for a few kilos of flour—only to be gunned down at a so-called “safe aid zone.”
There is no justification. Only moral collapse.
๐️ Timeline of Massacres (June 1–21)
๐ June 1 – Rafah
31 killed, ~170 injured
- Israeli machine guns fired on crowds approaching GHF trucks.
- Drone strike followed minutes later.
- Victims, including mothers and children, bled out near food sacks.
๐ June 2 – Al-Mawasi
24 killed, 80+ injured
- Markava tanks used mounted machine guns on a crowd waiting for food.
- “The bullets didn’t stop until silence did,” one survivor said.
๐ June 3 – Rafah
27 killed, 90+ injured
- Drone surveillance marked the area.
- Tank auto-cannons and MG bursts tore through the food line.
- Medical responders pulled blood-soaked ration cards from bodies.
๐ June 4 – Khan Younis
33 killed, 100+ injured
- A coordinated attack using quadcopters and tank shells.
- Survivors say victims were "mowed down in rows" as if systematically targeted.
๐ June 5–6 – Rafah
- June 5: Professor Nizam Salama shot on his way to the site.
- June 6: 8 killed, 61 wounded by Negev machine gun fire from tanks.
๐ June 9–10 – Central Gaza
- June 9: 14 civilians killed in an apparent crossfire—most shot in the back.
- June 10: 17 killed as drones attacked a queue for bread.
๐ June 11 – Khan Younis
5 aid workers, 60+ civilians killed
- GHF aid truck attacked. Reports conflict on responsibility, but civilian casualties indisputable.
- Bodies burned inside vehicles. Distribution halted for 2 days.
๐ June 12–15
- June 12: 26 killed by drone strikes at a distribution queue.
- June 14: 22 killed in double-blast attack—drones followed by MG fire.
- June 15: 17 killed while lining up for bread.
๐ June 16 – Rafah
34–40 killed, 200+ injured
- UN condemned the systematic use of firepower against hunger.
- “People were shot while kneeling to pick up flour,” witnesses said.
๐ June 17 – Khan Younis
59 killed, 221 injured
- Tank shells and machine gun fire from three IDF positions.
- Flour scattered. Limbs severed.
- “The sand turned white and red,” a doctor whispered.
๐ June 18–19 – Central Gaza/Nuseirat
- June 18: 80–89 killed—tanks shelled a tented crowd.
- June 19: Snipers shot 15 civilians. Most killed were women.
๐ June 20–21 – Khan Younis/Gaza City
- June 20: 23 killed. Distribution trucks bombed, people burned alive.
- June 21: 8 more killed while waiting under the morning sun.
⚠️ Summary Totals
Date Range | Killed | Injured |
---|---|---|
Jun 1–4 | 115+ | 440+ |
Jun 5–10 | 75+ | 320+ |
Jun 11–15 | 130+ | 400+ |
Jun 16–21 | 138+ | 2,200+ |
Total (21 days): 458+ killed, over 3,400 injured
Most were civilians. Many were mothers. Some were infants in their mothers’ arms.
๐ฃ Weapons Used
- Markava tanks with crew-served MGs
- FN MAG, Negev LMGs (mounted and handheld)
- Drones with fragmentation warheads
- Snipers and automatic turrets
- Quadcopters used to mark and track crowds
๐ฏ️ A Final Reflection
What is more brutal than war?
Shooting a mother in the chest as she carries a food card, after she’s walked 15 kilometers barefoot to feed her babies.
This isn’t just a massacre.
It’s the premeditated murder of hope.
The GHF food lines have become mass graves. Aid zones are death zones. And in every bullet lies a question the world refuses to answer:
Why is survival punishable by death in Gaza?
๐ข Demand Accountability Now
- International war crimes tribunal for attacks on aid sites
- UN-led humanitarian corridors with armed protection
- End to militarization of food distribution
- Global boycott of entities complicit in aid obstruction
๐️ Let the record show: Gaza bled for bread.
And the world watched.
๐ Sources & References
1. Reuters – “40 killed in Gaza, many trying to reach food, as UN denounces Israeli-backed aid system” (June 16, 2025)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/40-killed-gaza-many-trying-reach-food-un-denounces-israeli-backed-aid-system-2025-06-16
2. The Guardian – “Israel, please let aid organisations do our jobs in Gaza” by Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director (June 20, 2025)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/20/gaza-food-aid-unicef-palestinians-starve
3. The Guardian – “Gaza slides into lethal chaos as desperate Palestinians fight to survive” (June 22, 2025)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/22/how-one-man-barely-escaped-alive-after-trying-to-reach-ghf-food-hub-in-gaza
4. Times of Israel – “6 reportedly killed by IDF fire while waiting for humanitarian aid in Rafah” (June 22, 2025)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/6-reportedly-killed-by-idf-fire-while-waiting-for-humanitarian-aid-in-rafah
5. UNICEF / UN OCHA Updates – Spokesperson James Elder on aid-line killings and starvation in Gaza (Statements, June 2025)
Referenced by The Guardian & Reuters.
6. Gaza Health Ministry & PRCS Reports – Daily briefings on fatalities and injuries at GHF and other food distribution centers (June 1–21, 2025)
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