Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzou, reports from Deir el-Balah, Gaza that he has just received confirmation from the Gaza Health Ministry that 51 Palestinians have been killed in the attack on the city of Khan Younis, while at least 200 others have been wounded.

Of those, 21 are in critical condition.

“This has been an absolute tragedy,” he said.

“The attack happened as aid seekers gathered at points leading to a recently established point for aid distribution by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in the eastern part of the city of Khan Younis. Witnesses said they had gone to collect food aid but were met with live ammunition and drone attacks without any kind of warning,” he said.

This attack was not the only assault on aid seekers this morning, he said.

“There was also one near the Netzarim Corridor, where another GHF site turned into a death trap. We know that at least one person was killed there, while 60 others were wounded.”