Dozens killed at aid distribution center in Gaza – DW – 06/17/2025
Olivera Zivkovic
06/17/2025
June 17, 2025
Health officials in Gaza say more than 50 people have been killed by Israeli tank and gunfire as they waited to receive food in Khan Younis. Hundreds more were wounded. It is the deadliest such shooting since Israel started a new aid distribution system.
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