Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as crowds tried to reach Israeli- and U.S.-supported food distribution centers in Gaza.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Tuesday morning the death of Staff Sergeant Naveh Leshem, 20, of Nokdim, during combat operations in the southern Gaza Strip. Leshem served in the 12th Battalion of the Golani Brigade. His death brings the total number of Israeli military casualties since the start of the war to 869.

Videos and images verified by NBC News piece together a picture of the deprivation and chaos of Gaza's hospitals.

Medics said residents said Israeli tanks fired shells against crowds of desperate Palestinians awaiting aid trucks along the main eastern road in Khan Younis

The Israeli military struck a building in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Monday, sparking a fire. No casualties were reported, as residents evacuated after receiving a warning ahead of the attack.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also spoke with Netanyahu. “Israel has the right to defend its existence and the security of its citizens,” he said Sunday in a social media post. “Iran’s nuclear weapons program is an existential threat to the State of Israel.”

The IDF on Monday published recordings from the operation that retrieved the bodies of hostages Yair Yaakov and Aviv Atzili both from Kibbutz Nir Oz, as operations continued across the Gaza Strip. There are still 53 hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the enclave.

Turns out blindly following Greta into the Middle East isn’t just cringe—it’s dangerous,” one commentator wrote.