Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defence agency says Israeli fire killed 26 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centers in the south of the Strip.
Agency spokesman Mahmud Basal, who Israel accuses of being a Hamas operative, tells AFP that 22 were killed near a site southwest of Khan Yunis and four near another center northwest of Rafah, blaming “Israeli gunfire” for both.
The Israeli military said it was “looking into” the claims.
Hundreds of people have been reported killed in incidents of shooting near the aid centers run by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Israel denies shooting at people waiting for aid, but says it has fired warning shots at those who come to close to troops.
One eyewitness said he headed to the Al-Tina area of Khan Yunis before dawn with five of his relatives to try to get food when “Israeli soldiers” started shooting.
“My relatives and I were unable to get anything,” Abdul Aziz Abed, 37, tells AFP. “Every day I go there and all we get is bullets and exhaustion instead of food.”
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