At least seven Palestinians have been killed and others injured while waiting for aid after Israeli troops opened fire near the Netzarim corridor, Al Jazeera reports, citing sources at Al-Shifa Hospital.

Since May 27, about 600 Palestinians have been killed and 4,200 wounded while waiting for food at aid distribution sites operated by the Israeli-and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

A woman mourns over the shrouded body of a Palestinian killed during a reported Israeli strike on a humanitarian aid distribution warehouse in the Sabra neighbourhood in Gaza City on the grounds of the Baptist hospital on June 30. — AFP
A woman mourns over the shrouded body of a Palestinian killed during a reported Israeli strike on a humanitarian aid distribution warehouse in the Sabra neighbourhood in Gaza City on the grounds of the Baptist hospital on June 30. — AFP

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