US EditionDozens of Palestinians Killed Making Their Way to Gaza Aid Hub: Report
- At least 31 Palestinians were killed and over 170 wounded on Sunday near a Gaza aid distribution site as crowds sought food aid early before dawn.
- This incident occurred amid a new Israeli-backed aid distribution system, which began operating less than a week earlier, and reports differ on whether Israeli forces fired on civilians.
- Witnesses and health officials said Israeli troops opened fire approximately one kilometer from the site, causing most casualties to suffer gunshot wounds to the upper body, including head, neck, and chest.
- An Israeli military official stated troops fired warning shots at suspects advancing near the site, denying firing directly at civilians, while a Red Cross field hospital treated 179 casualties, 21 of whom were declared dead upon arrival.
- The incident underscores the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where about 90% of the population is displaced and reliant on aid amid ongoing conflict and blockade.
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Witnesses told the BBC that they ran into Israeli fire when they were going to pick up food from the controversial new distribution centers.
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Santa Maria TimesAt least 31 people were killed and more than 170 injured on Sunday while a crowd was on their way to receive food in the Gaza Strip, according to health officials and witnesses, who said Israeli forces shot people about 1 kilometre (about 1,100 yards) from an aid center shortly before dawn.
Timeline: How Gaza aid attack which killed 31 people happened
Health officials in Gaza say at least three more Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded near an aid distribution point operated by a US-backed group. At least 31 people were reportedly killed on Sunday as they tried to get food near the same site in Rafah. Survivors told the Medecins Sans Frontieres aid agency that they were shot from all sides by drones, helicopters, boats, tanks and Israeli soldiers. Israel’s military denied firing a…
RAFAH, Gaza Strip.- At least 31 people were killed and more than 170 injured on Sunday in Rafah, southern Gaza, as they were shot at as they headed for an aid distribution centre, according to witnesses and local medical sources. However, both the Israeli Army and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denied that there had been an attack on civilians.This version was supported by the US ambassador to Israel, who stated in an official statement that t…
Gaza: Dozens said killed near aid site, Israel denies account
Next now to Gaza, where health officials say at least 31 people were killed and over 170 wounded Sunday near a food distribution site. Witnesses say Israeli soldiers fired on people trying to collect desperately needed aid in Rafah... The Israeli army has rejected those claims as false. Nicholas Rushworth has more.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an "independent" investigation on Monday, June 2, after the death of at least 31 people by fire the day before near an aid distribution centre...
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