Dozens of Palestinians killed, nearly 200 wounded while on their way to collect aid in Gaza

At least 26 Palestinians were killed, and at least 175 were wounded as they headed to receive food in Gaza’s belt, according to health officers and witnesses.

Witnesses said the Israeli forces shot about 1,000 meters from the site of assistance operated by the Israeli humanitarian Gaza Foundation. The Palestinian journalist told the BBC that thousands of Palestinians gathered near a place to help near the southern city of Rafah Gaza, when the Israeli tanks approached and opened fire on the crowd.

AND Israeli defense forces He said “he is not currently aware of the injuries caused by the fire of IDF at the place of humanitarian aid distribution,” adding that “the matter is still reviewed.”

The Foundation said in a statement that on Sunday, she delivered 16 trucks to help “without an incident” on Sunday. He denied previous reports of chaos and shooting around his places, which are in Israeli military zones where an independent approach is limited.

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In her statement, the Foundation rejected what he called “false reporting of death, mass injuries and chaos.”

The distribution of the help of the organization was disturbed by chaos, and more witnesses said that the Israeli troops had shot the crowds near the delivery site. Before Sunday, at least six people were killed by more than 50 wounded, according to local health officers.

The Foundation says that private security artists who guard their websites did not shoot at the crowds. The Israeli army announced that he had fired a warning in previous incidents.

While thousands of people headed to the place of distribution hours before dawn, Israeli forces ordered them to scatter and return later, witnesses said. When the crowds reached the roundabout of the flag, about 1,000 meters, around 3 am, the army Open fireWitnesses said.

“There were fires from all directions, from naval warships, from tanks and drones,” said Amr Abu Teib, who was in the crowd.

He said he noticed at least 10 bodies with fiery wounds and several other wounded people, including women. People used baskets to transfer the victims to the field hospital.

Another witness, Ibrahim Abu Sauta, gave an almost identical account. Abu Sauta said he saw many people with fiery weapons wounds, including a young man he said he died at the scene.

Mohammed Abu Teaima said he saw the Israeli forces open the fire and kill their cousin and other women while on their way to the distribution site. He said his cousin was shot in his chest and died at the scene, while many others were wounded, including his son -in -law.

“They opened a strong fire directly to us,” he said.

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Israel and the US, who also support the foundation, say that the new help is trying to prevent Hamas from taking away help. Israel has not provided any evidence of systematic diversion and the UN denies that it has happened.

The UN -AI -help agencies have refused to work with the new system, claiming that it violates humanitarian principles because it allows Israel to control who receives help and forces people to move to distribution sites.

The UN system has fought for help after Israel has recently mitigated its total territory blockade. Groups say that the limitations of Israel, breakdown of law and order and widespread robberies make it difficult to provide assistance Palestinians in Gaza.

Associated Press contributed to this report.