
Gaza civil defence says many killed while waiting for aid in Rafah
Update:
Date: 06:46 BST
Title: Fatalities after crowd fired upon near Gaza aid hub - reports
Content: Barbara Plett UsherCorrespondent
In the past few minutes, reports have started to emerge of another fatal incident near a distribution centre in Hamas-controlled Gaza.
Civil Defense Agency spokesman Mahmoud Bassal says Israeli troops killed 19 people, including a woman, about 1km (0.6 miles) away from the site located in the southern part of the enclave.
He says the Israelis opened fire with tanks and drones on thousands of Palestinians who had gathered near the al-Alam roundabout waiting to be granted access to the aid hub.
It's roughly the same location as the shootings that occurred on Sunday, when the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said 31 people were killed and nearly 200 injured by Israeli fire.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) denied shooting Palestinians in that incident, but a military official acknowledged soldiers had fired warning shots at what he called suspects who were approaching them.
The IDF has not commented on today's reported incident, but the BBC has requested a response.

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