US EditionHealth Officials Say Israeli Fire Kills at Least 27 Near Gaza Aid Point
- Israeli forces fired on people near an aid distribution site in Rafah, Gaza, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, killing at least 27 Palestinians.
- The shootings occurred after civilians moved beyond the designated safe corridor into a closed Israeli military zone, amid an ongoing offensive and near-daily clashes.
- The aid sites, operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation inside Israeli military zones, aim to circumvent Hamas but face criticism from the United Nations for worsening Gaza's hunger crisis.
- According to a military spokesperson, soldiers opened fire to deter individuals who disregarded warnings and approached the forces, while Palestinians described the gunfire as indiscriminate and reported numerous casualties.
- The incident prompted an Israeli military investigation amid calls from the United Nations for a prompt, impartial inquiry into possible violations affecting civilians reliant on scarce international aid.
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27 killed, dozens injured by Israeli fire near Gaza aid site
GAZA: At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured in an Israeli strike on a crowd gathered for aid in Rafah, southern Gaza, near a distribution site operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Previously, three Palestinians were reportedly killed, according to Al Jazeera and Reuters. According to Gaza’s Civil Defence agency, the killings occurred in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood near…
At least 27 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid site; U.N. demands investigation - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
CAIRO/JERUSALEM — At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in southern Gaza on Tuesday, health officials said, in a third day running of chaos and bloodshed to blight the aid operation. The Israeli military said its forces had opened fire on a group of people they viewed as a threat after they left a designated access route near the distribution centre in Rafah and approached their pos…
Gaza. At least 27 deaths and 200 injuries were the result of another Israeli attack on hungry Palestinians waiting for food at an aid distribution site in Rafah, in the third such massacre in three days in the Gaza Strip.
Claims of war crimes in Gaza are 'ridiculous,' says adviser to Israeli government
The Red Cross says Israeli forces killed 27 people attempting to get aid in Gaza on Tuesday. An Israeli American advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that account is "not accurate."
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