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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Malak A Tantesh in Gaza

Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid site in Gaza, hospital says

The scene at a hospital in Rafah where injured people were taken after Israeli soldiers opened fire as Palestinians were trying to reach an aid distribution point in Gaza
The scene at a hospital in Rafah where injured people were taken after Israeli soldiers opened fire as Palestinians were trying to reach an aid distribution point in Gaza. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

More than 30 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire on Sunday as they went to receive food at an aid distribution point set up by an Israeli-backed foundation in Gaza, according to witnesses, and a hospital run by the Red Cross confirming it was treating many wounded.

Witnesses said Israeli forces had opened fire as Palestinians headed toward the aid distribution site in Rafah run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).

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