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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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William Christou in Jerusalem

Israeli forces kill at least 27 at food site while minister’s al-Aqsa visit causes outrage

A crowd of people at a food distribution site
People leave a food distribution point run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in central Gaza. Photograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images

At least 27 people were killed by Israeli forces while trying to get food and six others died from starvation or malnutrition in Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, amid a regional outcry over an Israeli minister’s visit to Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site.

Witnesses said Israeli forces fired on hungry crowds who were attempting to get food from a distribution site run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in the south of the territory, with some describing the fire as indiscriminate.

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