Pakistan, July 11 -- GENEVA - The United Nations human rights office has reported that at least 798 people have been killed while trying to receive humanitarian aid in Gaza, raising alarm over the safety of current relief efforts.

According to UN spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, 615 of these deaths occurred near aid distribution points operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), while 183 others were killed along routes used by aid convoys. The data was collected up until July 7.

The GHF, backed by the United States and Israel, has been using private American security and logistics companies to deliver aid directly to Gaza. This system mostly bypasses the UN-led aid network, which Israel has accused of failing to prevent aid dive...