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According to physicians and locals, at least 15 Palestinians were killed in Israeli tank shelling and shooting near the Center for Assistance Distribution in Rapha in southern Gaza.
Mohammed Hareb, a local journalist in Rafa, told the BBC that thousands of Palestinians gathered near the American Humanitarian Aid Center when Israeli tanks had come and opened fire on the crowd.
Local journalists and activists shared the painful staff of the bodies and wounded people who were transported to the Red Cross hospital in the al-Mavas Rafa area because the rescue groups were unable to reach the stage.
BBC has contacted IDF for response.
Mr. Garib said that the crowd of Palestinians gathered near Al-Alama, about 4:30 local time (02:30 BST), near the Gaza Humanitarian Fund, which was managing, shortly before Israeli tanks appeared and opened fire.
“Dead and wounded lie on the ground for a long time,” said Mr. Garib.
“The rescue crews could not access this area under the control of Israeli control. This made the residents use donkey carts to transport victims to the field.”
The doctor at the Red Cross hospital told reporters that 15 bodies and 50 victims had arrived at the facility.
Efforts to transfer the victims to the Nasser Hospital were carried out for further treatment, the doctor added.
Civil Defense press secretary Mahmoud Basal told AFP News that the wounded in more than 100, saying: “At least 10 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 people were injured from Israeli vehicles towards thousands of citizens.”
The incident emphasizes the difficult humanitarian conditions in Rapha, where recent Israeli military operations have seriously limited access to assistance and emergency services.
On Saturday, civilian residents rushed to the rescue, the world food program said when hunger and despair creates chaotic scenes.
The Gaza Humanitarian Fund is a new US organization and Israel, which distributes food to the appointed newspaper. Israel has created a plan after Hamas accusation of theft of assistance that the group denies.
GHF said it had distributed two million meals this week that the BBC could not check on its own.
This happens when the US is trying Broker Against ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Hamas responded to the US ceasefire, saying that he was ready to release 10 live Israeli hostages and 18 hostages in exchange for a number of Palestinian prisoners.
However, the group also repeated its requirements for a permanent truce full of Israeli withdrawal and guarantees for a permanent stream of humanitarian aid. None of them are on the table.
Hamas said he presented his response to the US project proposed by Steve Witco, Special Envoy of US President Donald Trump in the Middle East.
Vitkoff said the proposal is “unacceptable and leading us back” and insisted that the transaction in the US was “the only way we can close the 60-day ceasefire transaction in the coming days.”
