DOZENS more Palestinians have reportedly been killed by Israel in their homes and while waiting for aid at Israeli and US-supported food distribution centres.
Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that 20 people have been killed and more than 124 injured this morning while waiting for aid near the so-called Netzarim Corridor, south of Gaza City.
It is the latest in a number of shootings that have killed around 150 people and wounded hundreds since the rollout of a new food distribution system, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Israel and the US say the new system is designed to circumvent Hamas, but it has been rejected by the UN and major aid groups.
Experts have meanwhile warned that Israel’s blockade and its ongoing military campaign have put Gaza at risk of famine.
Palestinians say Israeli forces have repeatedly fired toward crowds heading to the food centres since they opened last month.
In previous instances, the Israeli military has said it fired warning shots at people who approached its forces near the centres, which are in military zones off limits to independent media.
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the Israeli and US supported private contractor running the sites, says there has been no violence in or around the centres themselves.
Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on homes in Jabalia al-Balad, also on Tuesday, has killed nine Palestinians, according to one of the organisation’s sources at al-Shifa Hospital.
At least three Palestinians from the same family have also been killed in an Israeli attack on a tent housing displaced people near the city of Khan Younis, according to a separate source.
