Israeli strike kills dozens near US aid centre in Rafah

Al-Aqsa TV has cited Gaza’s Emergency and Ambulance Service as saying that at least 23 bodies have been retrieved and more than 200 people wounded following Israeli shelling and gunfire near a US aid distribution centre west of Rafah.

The attack reportedly targeted Palestinians making their way to receive food aid.

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor condemned the strike, accusing Israel of weaponising humanitarian relief and using it as "an additional tool within the system of genocide" against Palestinians.

According to the group, the aid distribution site was under its supervision and managed in cooperation with an American company.

The strike on the aid point west of Rafah left dozens dead and injured, deepening already dire concerns over the targeting of civilians seeking life-saving assistance.