Shooting happened about a kilometre from distribution site in Rafah run by Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
At least five people have been killed and others wounded by Israeli fire about a kilometre from a food distribution point in Gaza, Palestinian health officials and witnesses said.
Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces had opened fire on Sunday morning as people went to receive supplies from a site in Rafah run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an Israeli- and US-backed group.
Israel’s military said it had fired warning shots at people who had approached its forces. It acknowledged reports of injuries but did not specify how many people it believed had been affected.
Bodies were brought to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, which confirmed the death toll. Al-Awda hospital said it had received the body of a 42-year-old man, as well as 29 people who had been wounded near another GHF distribution point.
