Palestinians who were injured in Israeli fire as they gathered near a food aid centre, receive care at Khan Yunis' Nasser hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on June 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Gaza's civil defence agency said that Israeli forces on Tuesday killed at least 50 people gathered near an aid distribution site in Khan Yunis in the territory's south, updating an earlier toll.
Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that at least 50 people were killed and more than 200 wounded as thousands of Palestinians gathered to receive flour at a charity aid centre in the morning.
"Israeli drones fired at the citizens. Some minutes later, Israeli tanks fired several shells at the citizens, which led to a large number of martyrs and wounded," he said.
The Israeli army told AFP it was "looking into" the incident.
Gaza's health ministry later reported that as a result of the incident, "51 martyrs and more than 200 injuries have arrived at Nasser Medical Complex, including 20 in critical condition".
The Gaza Strip has been ravaged by more than 20 months of war between Israel and Hamas, with the situation continuing to deteriorate on the ground.
