Evening recap

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Here are the day's key developments:

- Israeli forces killed at least 27 Palestinians on Tuesday as they attempted to reach a US-run aid distribution site in Rafah, according to the Palestinian health ministry. This brings the total number of those killed after being invited to collect food boxes at 102. 

- The United Nations said it is "unacceptable" that civilians are risking and losing their lives just trying to get food in Gaza, and called for an independent investigation into the events.

- The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which assisted in the business operations of the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has quit following mounting criticism over the organisation's aid delivery and distribution model, the Washington Post reported. 

- US State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Tuesday blasted reporters at the daily briefing for focusing their questions on the civilian casualties at the GHF aid site, instead of the number of meals that were delivered. 

- The US has warned Britain and France against recognising a Palestinian state at a UN conference later this month, Middle East Eye can reveal.

- Israel said it launched multiple air strikes on parts of rural Daraa in Syria, in response to what it says were projectiles coming from Syrian territory. The Syrian foreign ministry denied the claim that the country was used as a launch pad.