Media outlets in Gaza report that hospitals in Gaza have received several people killed or injured after being hit by gunfire while waiting for humanitarian aid at a newly opened distribution center in Rafah. Some websites affiliated with the Hamas terror group report that 15 people were killed.
There is no confirmation of the reports.
The claims come after two days of similar reports out of Rafah, with 31 people reported killed early Sunday and three more on Monday, according to Hamas, eyewitnesses and aid groups.
The IDF and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which runs the assistance distribution site, have denied that shootings occurred in the area during those hours, though a military official said warning shots were fired at individuals about a kilometer away early Sunday and again on Monday. According to the Red Cross, 179 people wounded by gunfire and shrapnel were brought to a field hospital it operates in Rafah Sunday morning, and 50 more on Monday morning.
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