More than 71 killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes, including 50 waiting for aid

The death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza this morning continues to rise dramatically.

Gaza hospital sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israeli forces have killed 71 Palestinians since dawn Tuesday, including 50 who were waiting to receive aid.

Separately, 25 Palestinians died after Israeli fire struck near aid centres north of Rafah, according to ambulance and emergency officials.

Earlier today we reported that the United Nations strongly condemned the “weaponisation of food” in Gaza, warning that such actions by Israel’s military amount to a war crime.