GHF says reports of aid centre killings 'untrue'

The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) that is behind the new aid distribution points where Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinian aid seekers said that reports that dozens of people had been killed are "untrue".

“All aid was distributed today without incident,” an unnamed spokesperson for the GHF told AFP news agency.

“We have heard that these fake reports have been actively fomented by Hamas. They are untrue and fabricated.”

This contradicts evidence from eye witnesses, footage and statements from hospitals, which reported that at least 31 people were killed by Israeli fire at two distribution sites in Rafah in the south and near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.