Gaza health workers say four killed by Israeli gunfire near aid centre 5 hours ago Sebastian Usher BBC News Reporting from Jerusalem André Rhoden-Paul BBC News At least four Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire as they were heading to an aid distribution centre, health workers in Gaza have said.
The latest incident occurred before dawn, near an aid distribution site close to Rafah in the south of Gaza.
Israel recently began to allow limited aid into Gaza after a three-month blockade, prioritising distribution through the GHF.
More than 60 Palestinians were killed by gunfire over the foundation’s first three days distributing aid, according to reports from medics and local health authorities.
On Saturday, six Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded by Israeli gunfire, the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said.
According to Gaza health workers, Israeli gunfire near an aid center killed four people.
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According to health workers in Gaza, Israeli gunfire killed at least four Palestinians who were en route to an aid distribution center.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that after verbally challenging a group that was approaching them and was considered a threat, troops fired warning shots.
It is the most recent fatal event to take place close to aid distribution centers in Gaza established by the recently established Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a new organization supported by the United States and Israel.
The IDF added that it was aware of reports of injuries, saying: “The number”. does not correspond with the data that the IDF currently possesses. “.”.
The most recent incident happened in the southern part of Gaza, close to Rafah, before dawn.
While crowds gathered in the hopes that the aid center would open and they could get food, Palestinian paramedics reported that they had evacuated four people who had been killed.
One woman reported that while her husband was waiting to get food for their family, he was shot in the head.
Only between 6:00 and 18:00 local time should Palestinians travel to and from the GHF distribution sites, according to the Israeli army, which has declared the area to be an “active combat zone” at all other times.
On Sunday, the GHF reported that it had opened three locations: two in Rafah at noon and one in central Gaza at 6:00.
Following a three-month blockade, Israel recently started to permit limited aid into Gaza, giving the GHF priority for distribution.
Israel claims the UN has not been able to stop Hamas from directing aid to its fighters, and the distribution sites are part of a new aid system that has been widely denounced by humanitarian organizations.
The UN claims that the GHF system is impractical and unethical and that this has not been a common problem.
GHF has been embroiled in controversy since a number of fatal incidents occurred in its first week of operation.
Local health authorities and medical professionals reported that during the foundation’s first three days of aid distribution, more than 60 Palestinians were killed by gunfire.
Several witnesses accused Israeli soldiers of carrying out the murders.
According to the IDF, it is looking into the incidents and said it fired warning shots on the first two days and shot close to Palestinian suspects moving toward their positions on the third.
Israeli gunfire on Saturday killed six Palestinians and injured a number of others, according to the Hamas-run Civil Defense agency.
Once more, the Israeli military claimed to have fired warning shots at suspects who posed a threat to them.
