Local health officials said the Israeli forces had killed six Palestinians near a southern Gaza aid distribution center on Saturday evening, the fourth type incident in a week.
The Palestinians were killed in West Rafah “while the citizens met in the hope of receiving aid near the distribution point,” according to Marwan al-Hams, director of field hospitals of the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
None of the victims were identified at that time. NBC News was not immediately able to check the number of victims. The World Health Organization said that it considered the data from the reliable ministry of health.
In a statement, Israeli defense forces admitted the incident, saying that the troops had drawn “warning shots” on “several suspects” in the refugee camp in such al-Sultan which, they said, represented a threat.
“Despite previous warnings that the area is an active combat zone during the night hours, several suspects tried to approach the troops of TSAhal operating in the region of Tel-Sultan during the night, in a way that was a threat to the troops,” said the FDI. “The troops called on the suspects to chase them, but while they continued to advance in a way that endangered the troops, the soldiers responded with warning.”
The FDI did not specify the threat that the “suspects” posed and did not take responsibility for the reported deaths, but said that it “was aware of victim reports”.
This is the fourth incident in a week when local health officials said the Palestinians had been killed near the aid distribution centers.
Sunday, More than 30 people were killed in Rafah And hundreds were injured, according to local health officials and humanitarian workers. Speaking with the NBC News crew on the field, four witnesses said they were criticized for air and on the field while they were waiting to collect aid near a distribution site.
An Israeli military official told NBC News that the troops had drawn “warning shots” on “several suspects” about half a thousand of the aid distribution center, calling for victim relationships on the “false statement” site.
Three Palestinians were killed on Monday and dozens of others were injured when Israeli forces opened fire on a food distribution site in Rafah, Gaza health officials said.
The day after, At least 27 people were killed Early in the morning after the TSAhal troops opened fire near an aid distribution point in Rafah, according to local health officials. More than 160 others were injured, including a 5 -year -old girl.
A video captured by the NBC News crew on the ground showed people, some dead and others injured, rushing Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
The FDI said that its troops had drawn a “fire to warn” over the people who, according to them, had threatened for them about 0.3 miles from a Rafah aid distribution site, Adding that he was aware and examines victim reports. He did not explain the threat of these people.