Israeli forces mow down another 72 Palestinians

GAZA: A massive cloud of smoke rises after an Israeli strike in the Jabalia area in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.—AFP

• 21 of them killed trying to reach aid distribution points
• Military resorts to gunfire, tank shelling and bombs

GAZA CITY: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 72 people on Thursday, including 21 who had gathered near aid distribution sites as famine looms after more than 20 months of war.

Civil defence spokesman Mahmud...