News Wrap: Palestinians killed in Gaza while getting food aid

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🗓️ 1 June 2025

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In our news wrap, more than 20 Palestinians in Gaza were killed as they tried to get food aid, Ukraine launches drone attacks on Russian military planes inside Russia, voters in Poland went to the polls to select their next president, Paris celebrates a home team victory in Europe's biggest soccer tournament and forecasters predict the northern lights may be visible in southern states. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0	In tonight's other news, in Gaza, officials there say more than 20 Palestinians were killed and over 150 injured as they went to get food, but there's a dispute over who did the shooting.
0:12.8	The Israeli military denied that their forces were involved and blamed masked gunmen.
0:17.3	But multiple witnesses said they saw Israeli forces firing on crowds near the
0:22.1	aid site. Relatives of the victims gathered at a nearby hospital.
0:26.6	He went to get his livelihood. He left home at 11 o'clock, sleeping near there.
0:34.6	He went to get his food. They shot him. He was not carrying weapons or knives or anything.
0:40.3	He went to get food for his children.
0:42.3	He has eight family members.
0:44.3	Hunger killed people.
0:47.3	All people are hungry.
0:48.3	Not just one person.
0:50.3	We are all hungry.
0:52.3	None of the houses has flour. They told us to go get food.
0:56.0	Why are they killing us?
0:58.0	Why? Why are they killing innocent people?
1:00.0	Isn't it unfair?
1:02.0	The AIDS side is a new one, part of Israel's controversial overhaul of distribution in Gaza,
1:07.0	intended to prevent looting by Hamas.
1:10.0	The plan replaced the United Nations and international groups
1:12.7	with a smaller number of sites run by largely U.S. security contractors.
1:18.1	After a two-month Israeli blockade,
1:20.3	huge crowds of Gazans desperate for food have flocked to the new sites.
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