By Staff Reporter
Israeli forces have killed at least 27 Palestinians and injured 90 as they opened fire close to an aid distribution site in Rafah, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
The latest killings came early on Tuesday at the Flag Roundabout near an aid hub operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in southern Gaza.
It was the third such incident around the Rafah hub in as many days. Gaza’s authorities reported that more than 100 aid seekers have been killed since the United States- and Israel-backed GHF started operating in the enclave on May 27 as reports of violence, looting and chaos are rife.
The Israeli military said it had fired shots as “a number of suspects” deviated from the regulated routes, on which a crowd was making its way to the GHF distribution complex.
The “suspects” were about 500 metres (550 yards) from the site, the military said in a statement on Telegram, adding that it was looking into reports of casualties.
