Israeli forces killed at least 19 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including 14 near aid distribution centers, according to the Gaza Civil Defense.
Spokesman Mahmoud Basal said nine people were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near an aid center in northwest Rafah. The dead and injured were taken to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Basal said another five people were killed near an aid center by the Wadi Gaza bridge in the central part of the territory. Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat refugee camp reported receiving five bodies and 12 wounded from the same incident.
In the early hours of Sunday, thousands had gathered near aid centers in Khan Younis, Rafah, and by the Wadi Gaza bridge. Witnesses said soldiers opened fire on crowds approaching a military guard post near the gate of the aid center in northwest Rafah.
“They shot at people. I was there,” said Jabir al-Shaer, 31. “No one posed any threat to the soldiers. They just want to kill. They know we only want food aid to feed our children.”
Witnesses reported several drones flying at low altitude over the area.
Separately, Basal said four people were killed when an Israeli drone strike targeted a group of civilians in Gaza City’s Shuja’iyya neighborhood.
One Palestinian Red Crescent staff member was also killed in another strike on the organization’s al-Amal City building in Khan Younis, he added.
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