October 2, 2026
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of Palestinians stormed a United Nations food warehouse Wednesday in Gaza, shouting and shoving each other and even ripping off pieces of the building to get inside. Four people died in the chaos, hospital officials said.
Palestinians burst into the U.N.'s World Food Program warehouse in the central Gaza Strip, pushing each other in the shadow of the cavernous facility's main door.
Two people were fatally crushed in the crowd, while two others died of gunshot wounds, officials at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said.
Scores of aid-seekers could be seen carrying large bags of flour as they fought their way back out into the sunlight through throngs of people pressing to get inside. Each bag of flour weighs around 25 kilograms.
The war in Gaza began when Hamas-led terrorists stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting 251. Hamas still holds 58 hostages, around a third of them believed to be alive. Most of the rest were released in ceasefire deals or other agreements. Israeli forces have rescued eight and recovered dozens of bodies.
Israel's retaliatory campaign has killed over 54,000 Palestinians, according to claims by the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its tally.
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