Israel 'unaware' of aid site attacks

The Israeli military has issued a statement on Telegram claiming it has no knowledge of the deadly attack at an aid distribution point in Rafah early on Sunday.

Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians gathered at two aid distribution points run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) in Gaza City and Rafah, killing at least 35 people.

In its statement the army said it was “currently unaware of injuries caused by [Israeli troops] fire within the humanitarian aid distribution site” and that the incident was still under review.

The GHF denied the reports of deaths, claiming that Israeli soldiers fired "warning shots".

Israeli soldiers are reportedly barring ambulance access to the site in Rafah.

This follows a week of similar attacks at the GHF run aid points since it began its operations in Gaza on Monday.