20 killed in Gaza as aid truck overturns amid crowd surge
On August 6, 2025, 20 Palestinians were tragically killed and numerous others injured when an aid truck overturned onto a crowd of civilians in central Gaza, near the Nuseirat refugee camp, according to Gaza’s civil defence agency (Gaza Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal. The victims were among hundreds who had gathered to receive humanitarian aid amid a worsening food crisis. Local officials claimed the vehicles were being directed by Israeli forces onto unsafe, damaged roads routes that had been previously bombed. As a result, the overloaded trucks became unstable, leading to the deadly incident. Hamas-run authorities blamed Israeli policies, stating that aid routes are intentionally hazardous. They argued that chaotic convoys force desperate crowds to swarm trucks—creating dangerous situations that often end in tragedy. Dozens more were reportedly injured when the aid truck flipped in the crush of bodies around it. […]