At least 27 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid site, medics say


Palestinians injured by Israeli fire as they gathered near a US-backed aid center in the Rafah area, receive treatment at the Nasser hospital in the southern Gaza Strip on June 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters): At least 27 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by Israeli fire near a food distribution site in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday (June 3), local health authorities said, in the third day of chaos and bloodshed to affect the aid operation.

The Israeli military said its forces had opened fire on a group of individuals who had left designated access routes near the distribution centre in Rafah.

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