Palestine - June 2025

In June, at least 600 Palestinians were killed and thousands more injured in repeated shootings near food distribution sites in Gaza operated by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The GHF, launched in late May with support from Israel and the United States, has been criticized for operating under Israeli military oversight. Throughout the month, Palestinians attempting to reach aid at GHF sites, where Israeli forces and armed U.S. contractors were present, were shot at on multiple days and in various locations. On 16 June alone, more than 34 people were killed. Human rights organizations have condemned the GHF's aid model as unsafe and dehumanizing, while United Nations officials have stated that aid distribution in Gaza has become a ‘death trap.’

*Since the impact of these events are felt primarily in Palestine, they are coded in the entries for the latter. While they are not coded for Israel, it is Israeli action that causes the effects on democracy in Palestine.

Sources: Haaretz, France24, The Guardian, Reuters, Middle East Eye, Al Jazeera