Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency says that Israeli fire killed 10 aid seekers today.
Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal says that Israeli fire killed nine people “near the US aid center in the Al-Shakoush area, northwest of Rafah city in southern Gaza.”
The US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operations in late May as Israel eased a two-month total aid blockade that had sparked warnings of famine.
After weeks of chaotic scenes and near-daily reports of Palestinians being killed nearby while waiting to collect rations, GHF acknowledged that 20 people died in a crush at one of its aid points in southern Gaza on Wednesday.
Bassal also reports “one martyr and eight injuries as a result of Israeli gunfire at civilians gathered near an aid distribution point close to the Netzarim corridor, south of Gaza City.”
The Israeli military says it was “not aware” of the incident near Rafah when contacted by AFP.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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