Israeli Occupation fire kills 31, wounds 200 near Gaza aid center
At least 31 people were killed and around 200 others injured in Gaza on Wednesday after the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire near a food distribution site, according to the territory's civil defense agency.
Mahmud Bassal, a spokesperson for Gaza's civil defense, said the incident took place as thousands of people gathered to receive humanitarian assistance.
"We transported at least 31 martyrs and about 200 wounded as a result of Israeli tank and drone fire on thousands of citizens... on their way to receive food from the American aid centre," Bassal told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
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