Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency claims at least 37 people were killed by Israeli fire on Saturday, including 30 civilians who were waiting to collect aid.
Civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal tells AFP that 12 people were killed and nearly 200 wounded when Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on them as they gathered near a border crossing in northern Gaza that has been used for aid deliveries.
Six more people were killed and 30 wounded after Israeli troops allegedly targeted civilians assembling near an aid point in central Gaza, he asserts.
Strikes in central Gaza also resulted in multiple casualties, according to Bassal, while a drone attack near the southern city of Khan Younis killed at least three people and wounded several others.
They reportedly include two nephews of senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya.
The IDF has denied targeting aid seekers, saying it has fired warning shots toward people viewed as a threat after they veered off approved routes. It says it seeks to minimize civilian fatalities and stresses that Hamas uses Gaza’s civilians as human shields, fighting from civilian areas including homes, hospitals, schools and mosques.
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