More than 30 Palestinians were allegedly killed by Israeli forces as they tried to receive aid in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.
The Gaza Health Ministry said 31 people were killed and 170 others were wounded after the Israel Defense Forces allegedly fired on crowds.
Witnesses said Israeli forces opened fire while thousands of people headed toward an aid site before dawn, adding that Israeli forces ordered them to disperse and come back later. As they reached a mark around 1,000 yards away from the aid site, Israeli forces opened fire, witnesses said.
Mohammed Abu Teaima said he saw Israeli forces shoot and kill his cousin, among several other people.
“They opened heavy fire directly toward us,” he said.
The IDF said it was “unaware” of
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