Hamas health ministry claims IDF fire hit crowd of people waiting for aid in Gaza City

The Hamas-run Health Ministry claims Israeli fire hit a crowd of people waiting for humanitarian aid at a roundabout in Gaza City, killing multiple people.

Health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qidra says scores were wounded in the attack and that the death toll is likely to rise as dozens of seriously wounded people were brought to the city’s Shifa Hospital.

The ministry does not specify what type of weapons were involved. The Israeli military says it is looking into the reports but has long stressed that it does not target civilians. The Gaza health ministry has in the past been known to inflate initial death figures before updating with more accurate numbers.

Israeli troops and tanks pushed into Gaza City shortly after the ground invasion began and have been battling militants there for nearly two months. The military says it has largely defeated Hamas in northern Gaza but is still facing pockets of resistance.