Health officials in the Gaza Strip say at least eight Palestinians were killed and 60 wounded near an aid distribution site run by the US- and Israeli-backed ‘humanitarian aid group’ the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza, which received the dead and wounded, confirmed the toll.
It appeared to be the latest of near-daily shootings of Palestinians seeking desperately needed food in the territory, which experts say is at risk of famine because of Israel's blockade and ongoing military campaign.
Multiple Palestinian witnesses have said Israeli forces routinely fire on the crowds. Local health officials say scores have been killed and hundreds wounded. The military says it has fired warning shots at people it describes as suspects who approached its forces.
The Gaza health ministry said on Thursday that hospitals had received a total of 69 bodies and 221 wounded people in the last 24 hours.
It said 55,706 Palestinians have been killed and another 130,101 wounded since the start of the Israel–Hamas war, without saying how many were civilians or combatants.
The war began with Hamas' 7 October 2023 attack into Israel, when Palestinian militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251. They still hold 53 hostages, more than half of them believed to be dead.
AP inputs edited for brevity and clarity
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