Gaza latest: Israel draws outrage after Al Jazeera journalists killed in ‘targeted assassination'
At least 31 Palestinians were killed while trying to collect aid in Gaza on Sunday, according to hospitals and witnesses.
Reports said there was gunfire in the Israeli-controlled Morag and Netzarim corridors and the Teina area in the south, with all witnesses accusing Israeli forces of firing at crowds heading for food distributions or waiting for convoys.
Fifteen people were killed near the Morag corridor between Rafah and Khan Younis, Nasser hospital said. 'The situation is a death trap,' said Jamal al-Laweh, who claimed Israeli forces opened fire there. 'But I have no other choice to feed the kids.'
Six were killed while waiting for aid near the Zikim crossing in northern Gaza, according to Gaza's Health Ministry and Shifa hospital.
In central Gaza, Awda hospital said four were killed after warning shots were followed by live fire toward crowds at a distribution site run by the Israeli-backed, US-funded Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF).
Another six died while trying to reach GHF sites in Khan Younis and Rafah, Nasser hospital reported.
GHF, which began operations in May as an alternative to the UN-run aid system, said there were 'no incidents' at or near its sites on Sunday. The Israeli military also denied any incidents involving its troops near central Gaza aid sites.
Meanwhile, Gaza's Health Ministry said two Palestinian children died of malnutrition-related causes on Saturday, bringing the total number of child hunger deaths to 100 since the war began. At least 117 adults have died from malnutrition-related causes since June.
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