Israel kills 27 Palestinians in latest mass killing of aid seekers

Israeli forces killed 27 Palestinians on Tuesday as they attempted to reach a US aid distribution site in Rafah, according to the Palestinian health ministry.

Crowds had gathered early in the al-Alam area, west of Rafah, seeking basic food supplies from the scandal-plagued Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), amid worsening, famine-like conditions in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli artillery and warplanes then targeted civilians, eyewitnesses told Wafa news agency.

The killings mark the latest in a string of Israeli attacks on Palestinians seeking aid at newly established GHF-run distribution points.

At least 102 Palestinians have been killed and over 490 wounded in similar attacks over the past eight days since the initiative's launch, according to the Gaza-based Government Media Office.

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