More than 20 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid
Hamas claims 27 people have been killed in Gaza's southern city of Rafah.
The incident took place as people were attempting to move towards an aid distribution site.
The IDF says a group of people ignored warnings and moved towards soldiers who fired on them.
Israeli and US-backed aid distribution centres have been criticised by the UN after multiple violent incidents in recent days.
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