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Al Jazeera Staff

‘Massacre’: Dozens killed by Israeli fire in Gaza while collecting food aid

Palestinians line up for food in Rafah, Gaza Strip, February 23, 2024 [Fatima Shbai/AP Photo]

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and some 700 others wounded after Israeli troops opened fire on hundreds waiting for food aid southwest of Gaza City, health officials say, as the besieged enclave faces an unprecedented hunger crisis.

The Gaza Ministry of Health said on Thursday said at least 112 people were killed and more than 750 wounded, with the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemning what it said was a cold-blooded “massacre”.

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