Ten Palestinians shot dead while queuing for aid in Rafah

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on crowds of people waiting for humanitarian aid in the al-Shakoush area, northwest of Rafah, in southern Gaza.

The crowds had gathered at the only functioning distribution point of the US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. 

Al Jazeera reported that casualties had been transported to the nearby Nasser Hospital, after both Israeli troops and security contractors shot at hungry Palestinians to disperse crowds. 

Earlier on Friday, the UN Human Rights Office said that it has recorded the killings of at least 798 Palestinians seeking aid, either at GHF sites or near humanitarian convoys run by the UN and other groups.

At least 57,680 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since October 2023 in Gaza, with over 137,409 others wounded.