Two children and a woman were crushed on Friday as a crowd of Palestinians rushed to get bread from a bakery in the Gaza Strip, amid a worsening situation. food crisis in this war-ravaged territory, medical officials said.

The children and the 50-year-old were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, where a doctor confirmed they died of suffocation due to the crowds at the al-Banna bakery.

The flow of food allowed into Gaza by Israel fell to its lowest level in nearly 14 months of war over the past two months, according to official Israeli figures. U.N. and aid officials say hunger and desperation are growing among Gaza’s population, almost all of whom rely on humanitarian aid to survive.

Some bakeries in Gaza were closed for several days last week due to a flour shortage. AP footage taken last week after they reopened showed large crowds of people crowding, shouting and pushing, at a bakery in Deir al-Balah.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip rely heavily on charity bakeries and kitchens, with many able to guarantee only one meal a day for their families.

In Lebanon, thousands of displaced people began go home this week, after a a ceasefire was announced between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah.

Many have found their home reduced to rubble after intense Israeli airstrikes over the past two months razed entire neighborhoods in eastern and southern Lebanon, as well as the southern suburbs of Beirut. Nearly 1.2 million people have been displaced.

The truce was the first major sign of progress in the region since the war began more than a year ago, sparked by Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. But it does not address the devastating consequences of the war. war in Gaza. For Palestinians in Gaza and the families of hostages held in the territory, the ceasefire represented another missed opportunity to end the fighting that has lasted for nearly 14 months.

More than 44,000 people have been killed and more than 104,000 injured, according to Gaza’s health ministry. Israel has destroyed large parts of Gaza and displaced almost all of its 2.3 million residents.

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2 children and a woman crushed to death in front of a Gaza bakery

Two children and a 50-year-old woman were crushed on Friday as a crowd of Palestinians rushed to get bread from a bakery in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah, medical officials said.

The flow of food allowed into Gaza by Israel fell to its lowest level in nearly 14 months of war over the past two months, according to official Israeli figures. U.N. and aid officials say hunger and desperation are growing among Gaza’s population, almost all of whom rely on humanitarian aid to survive.

A doctor at Al-Aqsa Hospital confirmed that the three men died of suffocation due to the crowd at al-Banna Bakery in Deir al-Balah.

Some bakeries in Gaza were closed for several days last week due to a flour shortage. AP footage taken last week after they reopened showed large crowds of people crowding, shouting and pushing, at a bakery in Deir al-Balah.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip rely heavily on charity bakeries and kitchens, with many able to guarantee only one meal a day for their families.

8 injured in attack on Israeli bus in West Bank

Israeli emergency services said a gunman opened fire on an Israeli bus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, wounding eight people in the latest violence to hit the territory as tensions soar after 14 months of war between Israel and Hamas.

The army said the attacker, whose identity was not immediately clear, targeted the bus at an intersection near the Israeli settlement of Ariel, before being shot dead by Israeli troops. Three of the injured were in critical condition.

Attacks by Palestinian militants against Israelis in the volatile territory have become more frequent since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, while the number of Palestinian deaths has also increased. Israeli fire has killed 796 Palestinians since October 7, 2023, mainly during military raids against Palestinian towns and villages. Settler attacks on Palestinians and their property have also increased.