At least 26 people have been killed after Israeli tanks open fire near an aid centre in Gaza, rescuers say, and 150 Palestinians have also been injured, according to the Red Cross hospital in Rafah.
Israel Defence Forces has said it is currently unaware of injuries caused by IDF fire within the humanitarian aid distribution site and adds the matter is under review
Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza and resumed its military offensive against Hamas on 18 March, collapsing a two-month ceasefire brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt
A military campaign was launched by Israel in Gaza in response to Hamas’s cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage
At least 54,381 people have been killed in Gaza during the war, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.
Palestinians mourn dead outside Nasser Hospital
We’ve been receiving more images from Nasser Hospital in Gaza, where crowds of Palestinians are gathering to mourn the dead.
Body bags have been seen lying on the ground with lines of Palestinians paying their respects alongside them.
It’s not clear at this moment whether the deceased are people who have been killed in today’s incident or not. But we’re trying to establish the facts and we’ll bring you the latest information as we get it.
BBC Verify geolocates videos to near recently-opened aid hub.
BBC Verify has been scouring social media for footage purporting to show scenes from this morning.
So far, much of the video is of bodies being carried on horse carts and in the back of lorries to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, rather than of the actual incidents unfolding.
Local media reports suggest shootings at two separate sites but we’ve not yet seen footage confirming the exact locations of either of these.
We have geolocated two newly-published videos to Salah al-Din road, just south of the recently opened aid distribution site in the Netzarim Corridor, which show people running and ducking with apparent gunfire audible in the background.
Some people stop and crouch behind rocks and rubble for cover, while loud bangs and shots ring out.
We’re continuing to gather and examine more footage to try and establish what happened and exactly where.
Source: BBC
