What We Know About the Shootings Near Gaza Aid Distribution Sites

What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Shootings have erupted nearly daily this week in the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of new hubs where desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food. Witnesses say nearby Israeli troops have opened fire. Hospital officials say at least 80 people have been killed and hundreds wounded. The Israeli military has said it fired warning shots in several instances, and has also fired directly at a few “suspects” who ignore…

What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites

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Gaza aid sites closed as Israel declares ‘combat zones’

Palestinian sources and witnesses said Israeli forces fired on people heading towards an aid distribution hub on Tuesday, killing at least 27.

27 Palestinians killed as Israeli troops open fire near Gaza aid hub

Israeli military says it fired warning shots towards ‘several suspects who advanced toward the troops and posed a threat to them’

27 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire while waiting for aid distribution, says Hamas-run Gaza health ministry

The Palestinians were reportedly killed in the Rafah area of Gaza early Tuesday, with the IDF saying it had fired shots near an aid distribution site after individuals moved towards its forces in a way that "posed a threat to them".

Gaza: UN chief demands probe into aid site killings

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for an independent investigation into the deaths of dozens of Palestinians near an aid distribution site in Gaza, prompting a fierce response from Israel. Guterres said in a statement that he was "appalled by the reports of Palestinians killed and injured while seeking aid in Gaza." "It is unacceptable that Palestinians are risking their lives for food," the UN Secretary-General's statement …